Mobile Police Department: Gunshot Detection

Illustration of how gunshot detection would function in an urban area — Sensors triangulate the location of gunfire.
Credit: ShotSpotter/City of Seattle

Agency	Mobile Police Department
Location	Mobile, AL
Technology	Gunshot Detection
Vendor	ShotSpotter

The Mobile Police Department received city council approval for a $640,000 three-year contract with Shotspotter in 2022. The gunshot detection system is part of "Operation Echo," a series of anti-gun crime measures.

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More about this technology

A system of acoustic sensors mounted on street lights or on the sides of buildings that passively listen for gunshots.