The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Wheatland Police
615 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 11pm to 12amYuba County
Wheatland Police is the police department for the city of Wheatland, in Yuba 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 2 a day
615 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, 33%.
The main reason recorded for each of 615 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
47% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Wheatland Police
California average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in California. Wheatland Police is highlighted.
On foot9% 280th of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
For a traffic violation86% 131st of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service10% 208th of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused4% 162nd of 374 in California
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning26% 304th of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation22% 223rd of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest6% 279th of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold1% 166th of 374 in California
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One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched14% 131st of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed9% 199th of 374 in California
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.