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Do cops make money off of DUI arrests?

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Things could be radically different at other agencies. However, for two years, I was the highest-paid cop in the patrol division because of DUI arrests. In case you were thinking of some other way of making money from making DUI arrests: no, there were no "bounties" for making an arrest, and I only had one guy try to offer me a bribe. read more

Police officers do not make "commission" by getting paid per arrest. The average street cop or sergeant is getting an hourly wage which is set by contract. Some departments even pay hourly wages to upper-level administrators. Police officers may earn additional money as an incidental result of making arrests, such as earning overtime pay to write an arrest report or attend court. read more

Recently, the Houston Chronicle reported that overtime attributable to DWI cases meant big money for some police officers. One specific officer cited by the Chronicle more than doubled his annual salary, to $172,000, based on overtime committed to the department's DWI Task Force. read more

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