MSP troopers are equipped with in-car cameras, but not body-worn cameras, until now. Much of their citizen interaction during a traffic stop is captured on either the video of the in-car camera or the audio.

Now it will include body-worn cameras. The MSP recognizes the benefits that body-worn cameras provide in the areas of officer safety, documentation of traffic violations, as well as criminal, civil, and internal investigations.

Financial considerations include initial cost of the devices, maintenance, data storage, and personnel costs to
process and analyze video and audio footage. This deployment was made possible by a $3.8 million ongoing general fund supported by the Governor and both houses of the legislature.