Pittsburgh 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	Pittsburgh Police Department
Location	Pittsburgh, PA
Technology	Gunshot Detection
Vendor	Shotspotter

The Pittsburgh Police Department uses Shotspotter gunshot detection technology. The Shotspotter system is monitored by the Pittsburgh real-time crime center.

Links
Policy (Pittsburgh Police Department)
News article (WTAE)

More about this technology

A system of acoustic sensors mounted on street lights or on the sides of buildings that passively listen for gunshots.