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North Chicago 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 North Chicago Police Department
Location North Chicago, IL
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor ShotSpotter

The North Chicago Police Department acquired ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology in 2020.

Links
Press release (ShotSpotter)
Press release (City of North Chicago)
News article (Lake McHenry Scanner)

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