West Palm Beach Police Department: Gunshot Detection
Agency | West Palm Beach Police Department |
Location | West Palm Beach, FL |
Technology | Gunshot Detection |
Vendor | ShotSpotter |
The West Palm Beach Police Department implemented ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology in October 2018.
Links
Government information (The City of West Palm Beach's Official website)
News article (The Palm Beach Post)
More about this technology
Gunshot detection is a technology law enforcement uses to receive alerts on where gunfire may occur in neighborhoods. This technology relies on a series of acoustic sensors mounted on street lights or on the sides of buildings. When a loud noise triggers the sensors, software triangulates the estimated location of the gunfire.