Report: Riot-Ravaged L.A. Paid Out $1.1 Billion In Overtime Hours Last Year
By: M.D. Kittle
June 17, 2025 Five city employees last year made more than the $400,000 annual salary of the president of the United States, according to the OTB report.As the calendar turns to riot season in Los Angeles, the city of angels is looking at some hefty overtime bills for the hell (or “exuberance of the moment”) it’s going through. As of Monday, the anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protests and accompanying riots as of Monday have cost taxpayers nearly $20 million, L.A. City Administrative Officer Matt Szabo told KABC.
As CBS News reported last month, the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department, which has assisted peacekeeping efforts in the city, is projecting more than a half-billion dollars in OT this fiscal year. That’s expected to hit a record and top last year’s overtime payouts of $458 million — thanks in large part to natural and manmade disasters and an exodus of deputies amid a morale crisis, sources told the Los Angeles Times.
Richard Pippin, president of the Assn. of Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs, told the newspaper that he’s never “seen things this bad” in 35 years.
“Deputy morale is at rock bottom due to all the forced overtime,” he told The Times. “Operations, training, and recruitment are all suffering due to this crisis. Anyone who has ever had to call 911 knows what short staffing can mean during an emergency.”
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https://thefederalist.com/2025/06/17/report-riot-ravaged-l-a-paid-out-1-1-billion-in-overtime-hours-last-year/
