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Lakewood 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 Lakewood Police Department
Location Lakewood, CA
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor SoundThinking

The Lakewood Police Department uses SoundThinking's ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology.

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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