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

The San Francisco Police Department has been using Shotspotter gunshot detection technology since 2008.

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News article (CNN)

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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