Miami-Dade Police Department: Gunshot Detection

Sensors triangulate the location of gunfire.
Credit: ShotSpotter/City of Seattle
Agency | Miami-Dade Police Department |
Location | Doral, FL |
Technology | Gunshot Detection |
Vendor | ShotSpotter |
Miami-Dade Police Department began using ShotSpotter in 2011, but abandoned it in 2014. MDPD reintroduced the technology in 2016.
Links
News article (Miami New Times )
News article (NBC Miami)
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