DeSoto Police Department: Gunshot Detection
![Illustration of how gunshot detection would function in an urban area](https://atlasofsurveillance.org/files/technologies/9/sea_shotspotter_600x600.png)
Sensors triangulate the location of gunfire.
Credit: ShotSpotter/City of Seattle
Agency | DeSoto Police Department |
Location | DeSoto, TX |
Technology | Gunshot Detection |
Vendor | Shotspotter |
The DeSoto Police Department has installed gunshot technology in a 2-square mile area of town.
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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.
![Illustration of how gunshot detection would function in an urban area](https://atlasofsurveillance.org/files/technologies/9/sea_shotspotter_600x600.png)
Sensors triangulate the location of gunfire.
Credit: ShotSpotter/City of Seattle