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Long Beach 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 Long Beach Police Department
Location Long Beach, NY
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor ShotSpotter

The Long Beach Police Department began using ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology in 2015.

Links
Government information (Long Beach Police Department)
Press release (ShotSpotter)

More about this technology

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