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Pico Rivera Police Department: Gunshot Detection

Illustration of how gunshot detection would function in an urban area
Sensors triangulate the location of gunfire.
Credit: ShotSpotter/City of Seattle
Agency Pico Rivera Police Department
Location Pico Rivera, CA
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor SoundThinking

The Pico Rivera Police Department began using ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology in 2024.

Links
Vendor information (SoundThinking)
News article (Los Cerritos News)

More about this technology

A system of acoustic sensors mounted on street lights or on the sides of buildings that passively listen for gunshots.

Illustration of how gunshot detection would function in an urban area
Sensors triangulate the location of gunfire.
Credit: ShotSpotter/City of Seattle