Escambia County Sheriff's Office: 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	Escambia County Sheriff's Office
Location	Pensacola, FL
Technology	Gunshot Detection
Vendor	Shotspotter

The Escambia County Sheriff's Office implemented a ShotSpotter gunshot detection system in 2023.

Links
News article (Pensacola News Journal)

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.