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ewyorksockexchange t1_jdas6ys wrote

Not sure why this is downvoted, it’s completely accurate.

To add to this, PSP is solely responsible for all policing over 75% of PA geographic area (and around 50% of the state’s population). That’s a lot of traffic enforcement cost. I’m spitballing here, but given the compensation package the troopers enjoy, it’s not out of the question that payroll costs alone could be north of $200k per trooper annually, plus vehicles, maintenance, technology, overhead, etc. I believe the state police now have to actually prove enforcement costs to receive MLF dollars. While some creative accounting on their part is not out of the question, the costs they incur enforcing traffic rules for a full 3/4 of the state could certainly be in the hundreds of millions of dollars annually.

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