Las Vegas Metropolitan 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	Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Location	Las Vegas, NV
Technology	Gunshot Detection
Vendor	ShotSpotter

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department introduced ShotSpotter gunshot detection in 2017 and expanded the program in 2019 after applying for a $11.5 million grant.

Links
News article (Las Vegas Review Journal)
News article (News 3 Las Vegas)
Report (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
Other (www.ktnv.com)

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.