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Douglas 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 Douglas Police Department
Location Douglas, GA
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor SoundThinking

The Douglas Police Department began using ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology in 2023. The agency received a $110,000 Community Public Safety Grant in 2023, which the agency planned to use for gunshot detection technology.

Links
News article (WALB10)
Press release (State of Georgia)

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