Individual Corruption

The police are perceived by Georgian households as the third least corruption-prone institution in the country, according to Transparency International's Global Corruption Barometer 2010. However, ruthless action by police still remains common, and one may still encounter corrupt and illegal practices among the police, according to the Global Integrity 2008. It is further reported that complaint mechanisms to report police corruption and abuses are slow and ineffective.

According to Global Integrity 2008, in July 2008, a police officer was charged for leaving out a drug test on a suspect in return for a bribe of USD 1,000. The US Department of State 2010 also reports that in Abkhazia, criminals pay bribes to police officers to avoid prosecutions.

Business Corruption

According to the World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012, business executives in Georgia do not identify the business costs of crime and violence as very significant. Furthermore, the same report evaluates the reliability of Georgian police services to enforce law and order as a competitive advantage.

Political Corruption

Corruption used to be common within the police force; however, according to Freedom House's Freedom in the World 2010, reforms to curb corruption within the police in recent years have led to improvements. One such reform, according to an October 2011 news release by Transparency International, was the dismissal of the entire traffic police force in mid-2004. The result proved impressive, as illustrated by a significant reduction in illegal road stops by traffic police demanding bribes from drivers, according to the same Freedom House 2010 report.

Furthermore, according to the US Department of State 2010, due to the relatively high salaries, police corruption is low at the patrol police level.  

Frequency

World Economic Forum: The Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012:
- Business executives give the reliability of Georgian police services to enforce law and order a score of 5 on a 7-point scale (1 being 'cannot be relied upon at all' and 7 'can always be relied upon').

Transparency International: Global Corruption Barometer 2010:
- 4.6% of households surveyed consider the police to be 'extremely corrupt'.

- 3.2% of households who had contact with the police in 2009 report to have paid a bribe.

- Citizens give the police a score of 2.1 on a 5-point scale (1 being 'not at all corrupt' and 5 'extremely corrupt').

The World Bank & IFC: Enterprise Surveys 2008:
- 65% of companies pay for security.

- 36.7% of companies surveyed identify crime, theft and disorder as a major constraint on doing business.