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Vallejo 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 Vallejo Police Department
Location Vallejo, CA
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor Flock Safety

The Vallejo Police Department planned to install 120 Flock Safety gunshot detection devices in a 3.5-square-mile portion of Vallejo in Fall 2023.

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News article (Times Herald)

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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