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Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg Police Department
Location Pittsburg, CA
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor ShotSpotter

The Pittsburg Police Department is part of the Freeway Security Network, that uses ShotSpotter.

Links
News article (The Guardian)
Vendor information (ShotSpotter)

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