The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Yolo County Sheriff
5,019 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10pm to 11pmYolo County
Yolo County Sheriff is the sheriff's office for 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 14 a day
5,019 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, 37%.
Busiest hour for stops
10pm to 11pm
45% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
1st of 6 in Yolo County
Stops that came from a call
2%
The rest the officer started
5th of 6 in Yolo County
Stops on foot
2%
112 of 5,019
6th of 6 in Yolo County
Median stop length
10 min
Where Yolo County Sheriff works
Filled: Yolo County. Cities with their own police are gray.
The main reason recorded for each of 5,019 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
45% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Yolo County Sheriff
Yolo County average
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Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Yolo County. Yolo County Sheriff is highlighted.
On foot2% 6th of 6 in Yolo County
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For a traffic violation94% 1st of 6 in Yolo County
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After a call for service2% 5th of 6 in Yolo County
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Person perceived as unhoused1% 6th of 6 in Yolo County
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How stops end
Verbal warning77% 1st of 6 in Yolo County
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Citation10% 6th of 6 in Yolo County
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Arrest5% 5th of 6 in Yolo County
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Psychiatric hold0% 4th of 6 in Yolo County
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One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched8% 4th of 6 in Yolo County
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Handcuffed10% 5th of 6 in Yolo County
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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.