Billings Police Department

Billings, Montana · Police Department · 177 officers

About Billings Police Department

The Billings Police Department has policed Montana's largest city since 1885. It has 177 authorized sworn officers and 30 civilian employees, works the city in nine police zones, and runs out of 316 North 26th Street downtown.

The Operations Division is the core of the job: 78 officers, 13 sergeants, three lieutenants and a captain covering the city around the clock on three uniformed patrol shifts. Operations also carries School Resource Officers, a traffic enforcement unit, dedicated drunk driving enforcement officers and three K-9 teams. The Investigations Division has 14 detectives working felony cases, including homicides and crimes against children.

There's a lot to grow into after patrol. Billings runs one of only two FBI accredited bomb squads in Montana, a 15 officer Special Weapons and Tactics team, a 12 person hostage negotiation team, a drone team with eight aircraft flown by officers licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration, a Street Crimes Unit, crash investigators, downtown resource officers, and officers assigned to the U.S. Marshals violent offender task force and the Eastern Montana High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program.

The department hires both certified and non-certified probationary officers, and applications are accepted year round into a hiring pool. Pay runs on a 20 step schedule based on years of service, uniforms and equipment are provided along with a $450 yearly equipment allowance, and the department hired 18 new officers in 2025.

Pay and benefits

• Education incentive: $25 per pay period for an associate's degree and $50 per pay period for a bachelor's degree or higher. The city also reimburses 75% of approved tuition, repayable if the officer leaves before five years of service.
• Retirement: State Pension - Officers are members of the Montana Municipal Police Officers' Retirement System. Officers contribute 9% of salary and the city contributes 14.41%, contributions are tax deferred, and members vest after five years; new officers choose a defined benefit or defined contribution plan before one year of service. An optional deferred compensation plan is also offered.
• Benefits: Competitive Pay, Education Incentives, Tuition Reimbursement, Specialty Unit Opportunities, Retirement Benefits, Uniform & Equipment Provided

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