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Mobile 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 Mobile Police Department
Location Mobile, AL
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor ShotSpotter

The Mobile Police Department received city council approval for a $640,000 three-year contract with Shotspotter in 2022. The gunshot detection system is part of "Operation Echo," a series of anti-gun crime measures.

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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