The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Coronado Police
44 swornStarts at $101,364Applicant Score 26
Calls for service
About 126 a day
46,080 a year. Aug 15, 2023 to Aug 15, 2024, per The Coronado News (not an official report). Officers also stopped 7,035 people in 2024. Most common reason for a stop: speeding, 31%.
First assignment
Patrol, after field training (the recruiting FAQ says field training leads to solo patrol)
Busiest hour for stops
7am to 8am
22% of stops are overnight
3rd of 11
Stops that came from a call
8%
The rest the officer started
11th of 11
Median stop length
8 min
What Coronado Police officers stop people for
Speeding31%
Lights, tint or equipment14%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation13%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign12%
Registration, plates or insurance12%
Phone use while driving3%
Public intoxication or open alcohol2%
Parking or stopping violation1%
Disturbance or disorderly conduct1%
Local ordinance violation1%
Everything else10%
The main reason recorded for each of 7,035 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code. Service calls with no detention are not in this data.
When the work happens
22% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am, 3rd of 11.
Coronado Police
Average of 11
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is one of 11 departments. Coronado Police is highlighted.
On foot7% 10th of 11
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation91% 2nd of 11
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service8% 11th of 11
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused1% 11th of 11
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning58% 2nd of 11
0%20%40%60%
Citation34% 6th of 11
0%20%40%
Arrest3% 11th of 11
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 10th of 11
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
When a stop starts with a call
Ends in arrest21% 9th of 11
0%20%40%60%
Ends in a psychiatric hold6% 9th of 11
0%20%40%
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched4% 11th of 11
0%20%40%
Handcuffed3% 10th of 11
0%20%40%
Agencies differ in how consistently they record handcuffing and searches, so small gaps between departments may not be real.
