East Chicago Police Department: Gunshot Detection

Sensors triangulate the location of gunfire.
Credit: ShotSpotter/City of Seattle
Agency | East Chicago Police Department |
Location | East Chicago, IN |
Technology | Gunshot Detection |
Vendor | ShotSpotter |
East Chicago Poliice Department began using Shotspotter gunshot detection technology in 2013.
Links
Press release (Shotspotter) [snapshot]
News article (The Times of Northwest Indiana ) [snapshot]
More about this technology
Gunshot detection is a technology law enforcement uses to receive alerts on where gunfire may occur in neighborhoods. This technology relies on a series of acoustic sensors mounted on street lights or on the sides of buildings. When a loud noise triggers the sensors, software triangulates the estimated location of the gunfire.

Sensors triangulate the location of gunfire.
Credit: ShotSpotter/City of Seattle