Law Enforcement Drone Flight Log

Santa Ana Police Department, CA

current   Collected Sep 2, 2026.
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Published on
1,599
Reported flights
252
Reported flight hours
8.8
Median minutes
607
Flights, last 30 days
6
Days since last published flight
81.4%
With case number

Flights per month

When it flies — flight count by weekday and hour (America/Los Angeles)

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quietbusiest — 26 flights

Flight length (minutes)

Durations are recorded on 1,598 of 1,599 flights; this chart covers those.

15 most common stated purposes

Blank entries appear as “Not stated”. Each agency writes its own labels, so they mean different things at different departments.

15 most common event descriptions

What the flight was sent to, recorded on 1,475 of 1,599 flights.

All published flights

Showing the 120 most recent of 1,599 flights. Search, sort or page for the rest.Download CSV
Date ▼Local timeMinutesStated purposeCase / item #Description
Aug 27, 202613:537.0Call for Service260814843AREA CHECK FOR A TRAFFIC HAZARD
Aug 27, 202613:455.6Call for Service260814844RECKLESS DRIVER AREA CHECK
Aug 27, 202611:354.8Call for Service260814789SUSPICIOUS PERSON
Aug 27, 202610:193.8Call for Service260814743TRAFFIC STOP
Aug 27, 202608:144.0Call for Service2026-18284TRAFFIC COLLISION
Aug 27, 202607:188.1Call for Service260814645AREA CHECK FOR DAMAGED CITY PROPERTY
Aug 27, 202606:3012Call for Service260814615ASSIST PATROL WITH AN AREA CHECK
Aug 27, 202602:2711Call for Service260814567COMMERCIAL BURGLARY
Aug 26, 202621:2720Call for Service260814498,260814490OFFICERS IN A FIGHT - BARRICADED SUBJECT
Aug 26, 202620:256.5Call for Service260814462 ILLEGAL FIREWORKS
Aug 26, 202620:125.0Call for Service260814447ILLEGAL FIREWORKS
Aug 26, 202616:521.6Test FlightTEST / TRAINING
Aug 26, 202616:0014Planned Operation260814340QUALITY OF LIFE TEAM OPERATION
Aug 26, 202604:2523Call for Service260814003RESTRAINING ORDER VIOLATION
Aug 26, 202602:3311Call for Service260813991 VEHICLE PURSUIT
Aug 25, 202623:3516Call for Service260813962 BURGLARY
Aug 25, 202623:330.7Test FlightTEST / TRAINING
Aug 25, 202622:4115Call for Service260813945SUBJECT ARMED WITH A KNIFE
Aug 25, 202621:564.9Call for Service260813915ILLEGAL FIREWORKS
Aug 25, 202621:2413Call for Service260813909RESTRAINING ORDER VIOLATION
Aug 25, 202617:5414Call for Service260813788SUBJECT IN THE ROADWAY
Aug 25, 202616:3215Call for Service260813734CRIMINAL THREATS
Aug 25, 202615:2010Call for Service260813686FOLLOW-UP FOR INVESTIGATIONS
Aug 25, 202615:108.9Call for Service260813686FOLLOW-UP FOR INVESTIGATIONS
Aug 25, 202615:026.3Call for Service260813686FOLLOW-UP FOR INVESTIGATIONS
Aug 25, 202614:466.2Call for Service260813663NARCOTIC VIOLATION
Aug 25, 202614:237.9Call for Service260813651FAMILY DISTURBING
Aug 25, 202612:309.4Call for Service260813611TRANSIENT DISTURBING
Aug 25, 202611:1216Warrant Service Assistance260813573WARRANT SERVICE
Aug 25, 202610:503.7Test FlightMAINTENANCE FLIGHT
Aug 25, 202610:443.3Call for Service260813568UNKNOWN TROUBLE
Aug 25, 202610:1512Call for Service260813552UNKNOWN TROUBLE
Aug 25, 202609:2112Call for Service260813527TRAFFIC HAZARD
Aug 25, 202608:439.0Call for Service260813511INDECENT EXPOSURE
Aug 25, 202608:1316Planned Operation260813479PLANNED OPERATION
Aug 25, 202608:063.9Planned Operation260813479PLANNED OPERATION
Aug 25, 202607:577.1Call for Service260813491UNKNOWN TROUBLE
Aug 25, 202607:296.8Call for Service260813471SUBJECT WITH A KNIFE
Aug 25, 202606:5116Call for Service260813456 - 260813458TRESPASSING - INJURY COLLISION
Aug 25, 202606:0812Call for Service260813434TRESPASSING
Aug 25, 202604:5320Call for Service260813426SUSPICOUS CIRCUMSTANCES
Aug 25, 202604:028.7Test FlightTEST / TRAINING
Aug 25, 202603:1819Training FlightTEST/ TRAINING
Aug 25, 202603:014.7Test FlightTEST / TRAINING
Aug 25, 202602:535.1Test FlightTEST / TRAINING
Aug 25, 202602:399.0Test FlightTEST / TRAINING
Aug 25, 202601:0017Call for Service260813399 SUBJECTS IN PARK AFTER HOURS
Aug 25, 202600:103.6Call for ServiceTEST / TRAINING
Aug 24, 202623:1313Call for Service260813376SHOTS HEARD IN AREA
Aug 24, 202622:5613Call for Service260813372TRESPASSING
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