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East Chicago 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 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
News article (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
Press release (Shotspotter)

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