Madison police costs for the Halloween weekend on State Street this year increased by nearly $100,000 over 2004.
Madison police, with about 60 more officers staffing the event, spent a total of $349,000 on the weekend, according to a statement released by the department (yesterday), with about $126,500 going toward overtime and benefits.
The total cost for all law enforcement agencies was about $580,000. That breaks down to $76,600 for the Dane County Sheriff’s Office, $98,400 for UW Police, $45,000 for the town of Madison, $8,800 for the State Capitol Police and $42,000 for the State Patrol.