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Suffock 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 Suffock Police Department
Location Suffock, VA
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor Flock Safety

The Suffock Police Department originally installed the Flock Safety Raven gunshot detection system in 2022.

Links
News article (Suffock News 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