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

What the job looks like at Woodland Police

4,924 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 3pm to 4pmYolo County

Woodland Police is the police department for the city of Woodland, in Yolo 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

4,924 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: red light, stop sign or traffic sign, 22%.

Busiest hour for stops
3pm to 4pm
24% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
5th of 5 in Yolo County
Stops that came from a call
4%
The rest the officer started
3rd of 5 in Yolo County
Stops on foot
6%
321 of 4,924
4th of 5 in Yolo County
Median stop length
10 min

Where Woodland Police works

Filled: Woodland city limits.
Name in the state file
WOODLAND PD
People stopped, 2024
4,924
Separate stops, 2024
4,924

Other departments in Yolo County

What Woodland Police officers stop people for

Red light, stop sign or traffic sign22%
Speeding15%
Registration, plates or insurance15%
Lights, tint or equipment14%
Phone use while driving12%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation10%
Outstanding warrant2%
Seat belt or child seat1%
Trespassing1%
Theft, burglary or stolen property1%
Everything else7%

The main reason recorded for each of 4,924 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

24% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

Woodland Police
Yolo County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.

How the work is done

Each dot is a department in Yolo County. Woodland Police is highlighted.

On foot6% 4th of 5 in Yolo County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation93% 2nd of 5 in Yolo County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service4% 3rd of 5 in Yolo County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused6% 2nd of 5 in Yolo County
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning31% 5th of 5 in Yolo County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation49% 1st of 5 in Yolo County
0%20%40%
Arrest5% 5th of 5 in Yolo County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 5th of 5 in Yolo County
0%20%40%

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

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched5% 5th of 5 in Yolo County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed5% 5th of 5 in Yolo 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.