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Syracuse 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 Syracuse Police Department
Location Syracuse, NY
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor ShotSpotter

The Syracuse Police Department began using ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology in 2017.

Links
Press release (ShotSpotter)
News article (The Daily Orange)
News article (The Daily Orange)

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