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Newark Police Division: 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 Newark Police Division
Location Newark, NJ
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor ShotSpotter

The Newark Police Division employs ShopSpotter gunshot detection technology.

Links
Vendor information (ShotSpotter.com)
Government information (Local Nixie)
Social media (Newark Public Safety Facebook)

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