The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Vacaville Police
11,965 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9am to 10amSolano County
Vacaville Police is the police department for the city of Vacaville, in Solano 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 33 a day
11,965 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: speeding, 17%.
The main reason recorded for each of 11,965 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
24% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Vacaville Police
Solano County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Solano County. Vacaville Police is highlighted.
On foot19% 3rd of 8 in Solano County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation77% 6th of 8 in Solano County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service15% 4th of 8 in Solano County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused4% 2nd of 8 in Solano County
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How stops end
Verbal warning29% 8th of 8 in Solano County
0%20%40%60%
Citation29% 3rd of 8 in Solano County
0%20%40%
Arrest17% 2nd of 8 in Solano County
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Psychiatric hold1% 5th of 8 in Solano County
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One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched16% 2nd of 8 in Solano County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed18% 2nd of 8 in Solano 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.