Mobile Police Department: Gunshot Detection

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 installed a ShotSpotter gunshot detection system in 2022 as part of "Operation Echo," a series of anti-gun crime measures.
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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