The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Visalia Police
5,170 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9am to 10amTulare County
Visalia Police is the police department for the city of Visalia, in Tulare 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 14 a day
5,170 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: lights, tint or equipment, 24%.
The main reason recorded for each of 5,170 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
17% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Visalia Police
Tulare County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Tulare County. Visalia Police is highlighted.
On foot16% 6th of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%60%
For a traffic violation82% 2nd of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%60%80%
After a call for service12% 6th of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused8% 5th of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning17% 8th of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%60%
Citation39% 2nd of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%
Arrest15% 6th of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold0% 7th of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched13% 5th of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed15% 5th of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%60%
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.