MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A new report says installing equipment to
collect more data about traffic stops could eventually cost state
and local law enforcement agencies millions of dollars.
     The Department of Administration report estimates that adding
the Badger Traffic and Criminal Software program to 400 law
enforcement agencies do not have it could cost $10 million alone.
     The report says another 200 agencies that use the software
already might not have it in all their squad cars, and so the total
cost is unknown. Each squad car will cost between $5,000 and
$8,000.
     The state’s costs are expected to be about $2 million in the
first three years, which will be covered by an increased fee.
     Lawmakers mandated the additional data collection to begin next
year to study whether racial profiling is happening.