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Memphis 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 Memphis Police Department
Location Memphis, TN
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor Shotspotter

The Memphis Police Department began using a ShotSpotter gunshot detectiion system in March 2021.

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News article (Daily Memphian)

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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