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Sacramento 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 Sacramento Police Department
Location Sacramento, CA
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor ShotSpotter

The Sacramento Police Department obtained ShotSpotter gunshot detection software in 2015. SPD renewed the contract for five years in 2020.

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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