The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Willits Police
1,320 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 4pm to 5pmMendocino County
Willits Police is the police department for the city of Willits, in Mendocino 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
1,320 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, 14%.
The main reason recorded for each of 1,320 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
12% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Willits Police
Mendocino County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Mendocino County. Willits Police is highlighted.
On foot36% 1st of 4 in Mendocino County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation60% 4th of 4 in Mendocino County
0%20%40%60%80%
After a call for service30% 1st of 4 in Mendocino County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused12% 1st of 4 in Mendocino County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning61% 2nd of 4 in Mendocino County
0%20%40%60%
Citation12% 3rd of 4 in Mendocino County
0%20%40%
Arrest13% 3rd of 4 in Mendocino County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold1% 1st of 4 in Mendocino County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched16% 3rd of 4 in Mendocino County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed13% 3rd of 4 in Mendocino 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.