The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Williams Police
1,628 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmColusa County
Williams Police is the police department for the city of Williams, in Colusa 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 4 a day
1,628 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, 34%.
The main reason recorded for each of 1,628 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
24% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Williams 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. Williams Police is highlighted.
On foot4% 397th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation95% 39th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service3% 378th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused1% 303rd of 433 in California
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning77% 6th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation17% 291st of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest7% 298th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold0% 373rd of 433 in California
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched7% 285th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed8% 242nd of 433 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.