The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at UC Santa Barbara Police
1,571 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10pm to 11pmSanta Barbara County
UC Santa Barbara Police is a campus police department. Most of its 2024 stops were in Santa Barbara County. This page shows what its officers spend their time on, from the stops the department reported to the state for 2024.
People stopped
About 4 a day
1,571 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: red light, stop sign or traffic sign, 23%.
Busiest hour for stops
10pm to 11pm
46% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
8th of 434 in California
Stops that came from a call
14%
The rest the officer started
165th of 434 in California
Stops on foot
24%
371 of 1,571
127th of 434 in California
Median stop length
10 min
Pay at UC Santa Barbara Police in 2025
Median total pay
$169,006
What a full-year officer was actually paid, with overtime. Half earned more.
Median overtime
$17,121
14% on top of median regular pay. One in ten earned $42,202 or more.
What UC Santa Barbara Police officers stop people for
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign23%
Lights, tint or equipment19%
Registration, plates or insurance13%
Phone use while driving5%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation5%
Disturbance or disorderly conduct2%
Public intoxication or open alcohol2%
Speeding2%
Parking or stopping violation1%
Weapons1%
Everything else26%
The main reason recorded for each of 1,571 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
46% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
UC Santa Barbara Police
California average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in California. UC Santa Barbara Police is highlighted.
On foot24% 127th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation72% 301st of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service14% 165th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused2% 300th of 434 in California
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning64% 66th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation26% 206th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest5% 336th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold0% 379th of 434 in California
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched4% 389th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed3% 378th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Hiring steps and test rules for this department are not on the site yet. Agencies differ in how consistently they record handcuffing and searches, so small gaps may not be real.