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.