The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026

What the job looks like at UCSF Police

1,472 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8am to 9amSan Francisco County

UCSF Police is a campus police department. Most of its 2024 stops were in San Francisco 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

1,472 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: trespassing, 21%.

Busiest hour for stops
8am to 9am
26% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
210th of 434 in California
Stops that came from a call
27%
The rest the officer started
50th of 434 in California
Stops on foot
55%
809 of 1,472
10th of 434 in California
Median stop length
9 min

Where UCSF Police works

This agency works inside San Francisco County. Its own area is not drawn.
Kind of agency
Campus police
Name in the state file
UC-SAN FRANCISCO PD
People stopped, 2024
1,472
Separate stops, 2024
1,379

Other departments in San Francisco County

What UCSF Police officers stop people for

Trespassing21%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign12%
Disturbance or disorderly conduct10%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation10%
Registration, plates or insurance8%
Lights, tint or equipment6%
Theft, burglary or stolen property3%
Phone use while driving2%
Weapons2%
Assault, battery, robbery or threats2%
Everything else25%

The main reason recorded for each of 1,472 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

26% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

UCSF 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. UCSF Police is highlighted.

On foot55% 10th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation42% 420th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service27% 50th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused23% 11th of 434 in California
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning47% 169th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation18% 278th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest5% 332nd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold1% 97th 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% 302nd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed8% 233rd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
This page covers the work only. Pay, 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.

Sources: California Department of Justice stop data, 2024 · Map outlines: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files, 2023, 1:500,000.