The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Walnut Creek Police
3,552 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 3pm to 4pmContra Costa County
Walnut Creek Police is the police department for the city of Walnut Creek, in Contra Costa 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 10 a day
3,552 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, 21%.
The main reason recorded for each of 3,552 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
22% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Walnut Creek Police
Contra Costa County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Contra Costa County. Walnut Creek Police is highlighted.
On foot19% 4th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation72% 16th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service20% 3rd of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused12% 1st of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning48% 9th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation21% 14th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest14% 4th of 19 in Contra Costa County
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Psychiatric hold1% 4th of 19 in Contra Costa County
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One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched12% 4th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed16% 3rd of 19 in Contra Costa 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.