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Virgin Islands 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 Virgin Islands Police Department
Location St. Croix, VI
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor ShotSpotter

The Virgin Islands Police Department has employed ShopSpotter gunshot detection technology since 2016.

Links
Vendor information (ShotSpotter.com)
News article (Virgin Island Daily News)
Government information (Virgin Islands Department of Property and Procurement)
Government information (Virgin Islands Department of Property and Procurement)

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