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Escambia County Sheriff's Office: 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 Escambia County Sheriff's Office
Location Pensacola, FL
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor SoundThinking

The Escambia County Sheriff's Office implemented SoundThinking's ShotSpotter gunshot detection system in 2023.

Links
News article (Pensacola News Journal)
Vendor information (SoundThinking)

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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