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Cincinnati 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 Cincinnati Police Department
Location Cincinnati, OH
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor ShotSpotter

The Cincinnati Police Department began ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology in 2017.

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News article (Cincinnati)
Government information (City of Cincinnati)

More about this technology

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

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