The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Westminster Police
4,749 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9am to 10amOrange County
Westminster Police is the police department for the city of Westminster, in Orange 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 13 a day
4,749 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, 20%.
The main reason recorded for each of 4,749 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
19% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Westminster Police
Orange County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Orange County. Westminster Police is highlighted.
On foot23% 9th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%
For a traffic violation77% 14th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service10% 13th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused7% 11th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning39% 7th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%
Citation38% 14th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest15% 11th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 12th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched11% 15th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed4% 15th of 24 in Orange 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.