Baltimore Police Department: Gunshot Detection
Agency | Baltimore Police Department |
Location | Baltimore, MD |
Technology | Gunshot Detection |
Vendor | ShotSpotter |
The Baltimore Police Department began using ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology in 2018.
Links
News article (WMAR Baltimore)
Government information (Baltimore Police Department)
News article (Baltimore Sun)
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.