Toledo Police Department: Gunshot Detection
Agency | Toledo Police Department |
Location | Toledo, OH |
Technology | Gunshot Detection |
Vendor | ShotSpotter |
The Toledo Police Department began using ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology after receiving a $492,000 grant in 2018 from U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance.
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Government information (Toledo Government)
News article (Toledo Blade)
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.