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Canton 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 Canton Police Department
Location Canton, OH
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor Wi-fiber

The Canton Police Department began using a Shotspotter gunshot detection system in 2013, but switched to Wi-fiber's gunshot detection technology in 2019.

Links
Government information (Cantonrep.com)
https://www.digitaltrends.com/home/wi-fiber-surveillance-ces2018/

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