The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026

What the job looks like at Windsor Police

2,430 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10pm to 11pmSonoma County

Windsor Police is the police department for the city of Windsor, in Sonoma 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 7 a day

2,430 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, 21%.

Busiest hour for stops
10pm to 11pm
23% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
9th of 12 in Sonoma County
Stops that came from a call
7%
The rest the officer started
6th of 12 in Sonoma County
Stops on foot
17%
416 of 2,430
8th of 12 in Sonoma County
Median stop length
10 min

Where Windsor Police works

Filled: Windsor city limits.
Name in the state file
WINDSOR POLICE DEPARTMENT
People stopped, 2024
2,430
Separate stops, 2024
2,294

Other departments in Sonoma County

What Windsor Police officers stop people for

Lights, tint or equipment21%
Registration, plates or insurance19%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign16%
Speeding11%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation6%
Theft, burglary or stolen property3%
Parole or probation check3%
Trespassing2%
Outstanding warrant2%
Weapons1%
Everything else15%

The main reason recorded for each of 2,430 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

23% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

Windsor Police
Sonoma County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.

How the work is done

Each dot is a department in Sonoma County. Windsor Police is highlighted.

On foot17% 8th of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation78% 6th of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%60%80%
After a call for service7% 6th of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused1% 7th of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning16% 12th of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation20% 1st of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%
Arrest15% 3rd of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 7th of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%

One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched9% 6th of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed19% 3rd of 12 in Sonoma 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.

Sources: California Department of Justice stop data, 2024 · Map outlines: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files, 2023, 1:500,000.