The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Ukiah Police
2,262 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 7pm to 8pmMendocino County
Ukiah Police is the police department for the city of Ukiah, in Mendocino 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 6 a day
2,262 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, 22%.
The main reason recorded for each of 2,262 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
30% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Ukiah Police
Mendocino County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Mendocino County. Ukiah Police is highlighted.
On foot33% 2nd of 4 in Mendocino County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation63% 3rd of 4 in Mendocino County
0%20%40%60%80%
After a call for service18% 2nd of 4 in Mendocino County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused4% 4th of 4 in Mendocino County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning38% 4th of 4 in Mendocino County
0%20%40%60%
Citation22% 1st of 4 in Mendocino County
0%20%40%
Arrest29% 1st of 4 in Mendocino County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 3rd of 4 in Mendocino County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched25% 1st of 4 in Mendocino County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed14% 2nd of 4 in Mendocino County
0%20%40%
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.