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Tacoma 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 Tacoma Police Department
Location Tacoma, WA
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor SoundThinking

The Tacoma Police Department began using SoundThinking's ShotSpotter in spring 2025.

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News article (KUOW)

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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