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

What the job looks like at Vallejo Police

3,358 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 5pm to 6pmSolano County

Vallejo Police is the police department for the city of Vallejo, 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 9 a day

3,358 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, 19%.

Busiest hour for stops
5pm to 6pm
32% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
1st of 8 in Solano County
Stops that came from a call
25%
The rest the officer started
1st of 8 in Solano County
Stops on foot
22%
754 of 3,358
2nd of 8 in Solano County
Median stop length
10 min

Where Vallejo Police works

Filled: Vallejo city limits.
Name in the state file
VALLEJO PD
People stopped, 2024
3,358
Separate stops, 2024
3,050

Other departments in Solano County

What Vallejo Police officers stop people for

Red light, stop sign or traffic sign19%
Registration, plates or insurance13%
Speeding9%
Lights, tint or equipment7%
Theft, burglary or stolen property6%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation4%
Assault, battery, robbery or threats4%
Weapons3%
Phone use while driving2%
Outstanding warrant2%
Everything else31%

The main reason recorded for each of 3,358 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

32% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

Vallejo 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. Vallejo Police is highlighted.

On foot22% 2nd of 8 in Solano County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation66% 8th of 8 in Solano County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service25% 1st of 8 in Solano County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused3% 4th of 8 in Solano County
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning32% 7th of 8 in Solano County
0%20%40%60%
Citation19% 6th of 8 in Solano County
0%20%40%
Arrest29% 1st of 8 in Solano County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold1% 4th of 8 in Solano County
0%20%40%

One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched24% 1st of 8 in Solano County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed41% 1st 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.

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