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Opa Locka 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 Opa Locka Police Department
Location Opa Locka, FL
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor SoundThinking

The Opa-locka Police Department uses Shotspotter gunshot detection technology.

Links
Government information (Bureau of Justice Assistance, US Department of Justice)
Government information (City of Opa-locka)

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