Individual Corruption

According to Afrobaromter 2008, a majority of the surveyed households considered police officers to be corrupt. Similarly, the US Department of State 2010 also states that petty bribes to police officers at roadstops are common. Generally, the police are known for widespread corruption and impunity.

Business Corruption

According to the World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012, companies identify the business costs of crime and violence as well as organised crime as significant competitive disadvantages in the Beninese context. The same report also describes the reliability of police services to protect companies from crime as a competitive disadvantage compared to other countries.

Political Corruption

According to a 2009 article by IRIN, in 2007, 12 former officials from the Office for the Control of Illicit Traffic of Drugs (OCERTID), together with the agency's former director and the country's top police chief, were dismissed for alleged corruption. They were accused of cooperating with drug traffickers and were being held on corruption charges. This illustrates the challenges facing Benin in its fight against corruption: the central administration and the police, who should be combating corruptions, are themselves considered corrupt.

According to the US Department of State 2010, the Beninese police forces suffer from lack of resources with regard to equipment as well as training. Furthermore, corruption and impunity remain widespread.

Frequency

World Economic Forum: The Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012:
- Business executives give the reliability of police services to enforce law and order a score of 4.6 on a 7 point scale (1 being 'cannot be relied upon at all' and 7 'can always be relied upon').

The World Bank & IFC: Enterprise Surveys 2009:
- 52.7% of the companies surveyed identify crime, theft and disorder as major constraints to doing business.

Afrobarometer: Summary of Results Benin 2008:
- 41% of the respondents in this household survey considered some of the police officers to be corrupt.

- 30% of the respondents considered most of the police officers to be corrupt.

- 15% of the respondents considered all police officers to be corrupt.

- 2% of the respondents in this household survey report to have often paid a bribe in order to avoid a problem with the police in 2007.

The World Bank & African Development Bank 2007 (in French):
- 55% of the household respondents consider the police corrupt.