Winston-Salem 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	Winston-Salem Police Department
Location	Winston-Salem, NC
Technology	Gunshot Detection
Vendor	ShotSpotter

Winston-Salem Police Department utilized ShotSpotter as of 2021.

Links
Government information (City of Winston-Salem)

More about this technology

Gunshot detection is a technology law enforcement uses to receive alerts on where gunfire may occur in neighborhoods. This technology relies on a series of acoustic sensors mounted on street lights or on the sides of buildings. When a loud noise triggers the sensors, software triangulates the estimated location of the gunfire.