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Caldwell 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 Caldwell Police Department
Location Caldwell, ID
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor Flock Safety

The Caldwell Police Department uses Flock Safety Raven gunshot detection technology

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