Youngstown Police Department: Gunshot Detection
Agency | Youngstown Police Department |
Location | Youngstown, OH |
Technology | Gunshot Detection |
Vendor | ShotSpotter |
The Youngstown Police Department received a $530,000 federal grant to purchase ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology in 2010.
Links
News article (Police One)
Public records (Youngstown Police Department)
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.