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Pasadena 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 Pasadena Police Department
Location Pasadena, CA
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor ShotSpotter

The Pasadena City Council approved a three-year contract worth $640,000 for the ShotSpotter gunshot recognition technology in October 2021.

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News article (Pasadena Now)

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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