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Little Rock 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 Little Rock Police Department
Location Little Rock, AR
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor SoundThinking

The Little Rock Police Department uses SoundThinking's ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology. The agency began using ShotSpotter in 2025 and reinstated its contract in April 2025.

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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