Miami-Dade 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	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.