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Birmingham Police Department: Gunshot Detection

Agency Birmingham Police Department
Location Birmingham, AL
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor ShotSpotter

In 2019, the Birmingham Police Department renewed a three-year contract for $2.6 million with ShotSpotter for gunshot detection technology.

More about this technology

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