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

Department size and turnover

Largest sworn staff on the 2024 payroll, of 9 departments
257

Chula Vista Police Department. The smallest is Coronado Police with 41.

Sworn staff paid for the full year

9 of 11 departments. Payroll not yet collected for: San Diego Police, Sheriff. Officer through chief, from payroll records. This counts people actually paid, so it runs below budgeted positions where there are vacancies.

National City Police lost the largest share of its sworn staff: 17%

Share of sworn staff paid for all of 2023 who were gone from the 2024 payroll or paid for only part of that year.

Counts everyone who left for any reason, including retirement, and anyone on long unpaid leave. Small departments swing a lot from a few departures. Hover a bar for the counts. Oceanside Police: The source lists the same pay rows under 2023 and 2024, so turnover cannot be worked out. Harbor Police: the source has one year of payroll only.

Time to promotion is not here yet. It needs each person's job title across many years of payroll, which has not been collected.