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San Pablo 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 San Pablo Police Department
Location San Pablo, CA
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor ShotSpotter

The San Pablo Police Department have been using ShotSpotter since 2011.

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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