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Toledo 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 Toledo Police Department
Location Toledo, OH
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor ShotSpotter

The Toledo Police Department began using ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology after receiving a $492,000 grant in 2018 from U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance.

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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