On July 18th, 2003 Governor Blagojevich signed a new Senate Bill into law. This law established a statewide study of traffic stops to collect data to identify racial bias. Data collection began on January 1st, 2004 and was originally scheduled to end December 31, 2007. However, Public Act 094-0997, extended the collection time period to July 1st, 2010.
The Illinois
Department of
Transportation
(IDOT) is
responsible for
collecting and
compiling the data.
IDOT has developed
an Internet self
reporting
application for
submission of the
data. Agencies have
two options for
entering data into
the IDOT data
collection system.
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The agency can
use the IDOT web
site to enter
data on
individual
stops.
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The agency will
have the option
to compile the
data using their
own data
application. The
data can be
exported from
this application
into a text file
that can then be
uploaded to
IDOT's web site.
Agencies using their
own applications are
encouraged to upload
their data to IDOT
at least once a
month.
All agencies will
need to be
registered in order
to enter or upload
data using this web
site. They will also
need to be
registered in order
to download the
standalone
applications. In
order to register,
please call
Sandy Klein at
(217) 558-0568.
