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Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township: 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 Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township
Location Lawrence, IN
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor Utility

Lawrence Public Schools aquired gunshot detection through Utility in 2019.

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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