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Forest County Sheriff's Office: 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 Forest County Sheriff's Office
Location Crandon, WI
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor

The Forest County Sheriff's Office received a federal grant in 2023 for 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