The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Ventura Police
17,090 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8am to 9amVentura County
Ventura Police is the police department for the city of Ventura, in Ventura 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 47 a day
17,090 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, 10%.
The main reason recorded for each of 17,090 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
21% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Ventura Police
Ventura County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Ventura County. Ventura Police is highlighted.
On foot47% 1st of 6 in Ventura County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation48% 6th of 6 in Ventura County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service27% 2nd of 6 in Ventura County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused30% 1st of 6 in Ventura County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning19% 6th of 6 in Ventura County
0%20%40%
Citation33% 5th of 6 in Ventura County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest21% 1st of 6 in Ventura County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold1% 2nd of 6 in Ventura County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched15% 1st of 6 in Ventura County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed21% 1st of 6 in Ventura 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.