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East Palo Alto 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 East Palo Alto Police Department
Location East Palo Alto, CA
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor ShotSpotter

The East Palo Alto Police Department started using ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology in 2007.

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News article (Business Wire)
Government information (City of East Palo Alto)
Government budget/purchasing (City of East Palo Alto)

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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