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Canton Police Department: Gunshot Detection

Agency Canton Police Department
Location Canton, OH
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor Wi-fiber

The Canton Police Department began using a Shotspotter gunshot detection system in 2013, but switched to Wi-fiber's gunshot detection technology in 2019.

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