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Ferguson 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 Ferguson Police Department
Location Ferguson, MO
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor ShotSpotter

The Ferguson Police Department acquired ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology in 2020.

Links
Press release (ShotSpotter)
Government budget/purchasing (The City Council of the City of Ferguson)
News article (WBALTV)

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