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

What the job looks like at Vernon Police

2,579 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 11pm to 12amLos Angeles County

Vernon Police is the police department for the city of Vernon, in Los Angeles 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 7 a day

2,579 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: registration, plates or insurance, 17%.

Busiest hour for stops
11pm to 12am
35% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
9th of 53 in Los Angeles County
Stops that came from a call
11%
The rest the officer started
26th of 53 in Los Angeles County
Stops on foot
19%
500 of 2,579
21st of 53 in Los Angeles County
Median stop length
10 min

Where Vernon Police works

Filled: Vernon city limits.
Name in the state file
VERNON PD
People stopped, 2024
2,579
Separate stops, 2024
2,367

Other departments in Los Angeles County

What Vernon Police officers stop people for

Registration, plates or insurance17%
Lights, tint or equipment17%
Speeding15%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation11%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign11%
Trespassing6%
Phone use while driving3%
Theft, burglary or stolen property2%
Mental health hold1%
Consensual contact with a search1%
Everything else16%

The main reason recorded for each of 2,579 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

35% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

Vernon Police
Los Angeles County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.

How the work is done

Each dot is a department in Los Angeles County. Vernon Police is highlighted.

On foot19% 21st of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
For a traffic violation78% 34th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service11% 26th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused8% 10th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning55% 7th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation32% 34th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest7% 30th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold1% 18th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%

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

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched9% 24th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed6% 33rd of 53 in Los Angeles 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.