The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Yreka Police
2,118 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmSiskiyou County
Yreka Police is the police department for the city of Yreka, in Siskiyou 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 6 a day
2,118 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, 22%.
The main reason recorded for each of 2,118 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
32% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Yreka Police
Siskiyou County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Siskiyou County. Yreka Police is highlighted.
On foot35% 1st of 5 in Siskiyou County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation61% 5th of 5 in Siskiyou County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service29% 2nd of 5 in Siskiyou County
0%20%40%60%80%
Person perceived as unhoused8% 1st of 5 in Siskiyou County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning50% 3rd of 5 in Siskiyou County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation4% 5th of 5 in Siskiyou County
0%20%40%
Arrest28% 1st of 5 in Siskiyou County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold1% 2nd of 5 in Siskiyou County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched19% 1st of 5 in Siskiyou County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed26% 1st of 5 in Siskiyou 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.