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Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee Police Department
Location Milwaukee, WI
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor ShotSpotter

The Milwaukee Police Department began using ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology in 2010.

Links
News article (Wisconsin Public Radio)

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