Columbus Police Department: Gunshot Detection
Agency | Columbus Police Department |
Location | Columbus, OH |
Technology | Gunshot Detection |
Vendor | ShotSpotter |
The Columbus Police Department has used ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology since 2018.
Links
News article (The Columbus Dispatch)
Public records (Columbus 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.