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University of Maryland 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 University of Maryland Police Department
Location College Park, MD
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor ShotSpotter

The University of Maryland Police Department implemented ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology in 2015.

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News article (DomesticPreparedness)

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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