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Elkhart 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 Elkhart Police Department
Location Elkhart, IN
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor Flock Safety

The Elkhart Police Department uses Flock Safety's Raven gunshot detection technology.

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News article (WNDU)

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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