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Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office: 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 Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
Location West Palm Beach, FL
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor ShotSpotter

The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office began using ShotSpotter gunshot detection software in 2013.

Links
Press release (ShotSpotter press release)
Meeting documents (Palm Beach County Board of Commissioners)
News article (WPTV)

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