The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at UC Santa Cruz Police
440 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10am to 11amSanta Cruz County
UC Santa Cruz Police is a campus police department. Most of its 2024 stops were in Santa Cruz 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 1 a day
440 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: speeding, 37%.
Busiest hour for stops
10am to 11am
18% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
340th of 434 in California
Stops that came from a call
11%
The rest the officer started
219th of 434 in California
Stops on foot
15%
67 of 440
237th of 434 in California
Median stop length
7 min
Pay at UC Santa Cruz Police in 2025
Median total pay
$148,146
What a full-year officer was actually paid, with overtime. Half earned more.
Median overtime
$15,288
13% on top of median regular pay. One in ten earned $32,561 or more.
What UC Santa Cruz Police officers stop people for
Speeding37%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign26%
Registration, plates or insurance3%
Lights, tint or equipment3%
Trespassing2%
Theft, burglary or stolen property2%
Phone use while driving2%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation2%
Mental health hold2%
Parking or stopping violation1%
Everything else19%
The main reason recorded for each of 440 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
18% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
UC Santa Cruz 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 Cruz Police is highlighted.
On foot15% 237th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation82% 190th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service11% 219th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused4% 187th of 434 in California
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning67% 49th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation22% 243rd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest3% 384th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold2% 47th 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 searched6% 333rd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed6% 303rd 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.