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Springfield 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 Springfield Police Department
Location Springfield, IL
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor ShotSpotter

The Springfield Police Department employs ShopSpotter gunshot detection technology.

Links
Vendor information (ShotSpotter.com)
News article (The State Journal-Register)
News article (ABC 20)

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