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Victorville 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 Victorville Police Department
Location Victorville, CA
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor Flock Safety

The Victorville Police Department uses Flock Safety's gunshot detection technology. The city's contract with ShotSpotter runs for three years at a total cost of $470,000.

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News article (ABC 7)

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