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Rochester Police Department: Gunshot Detection

Agency Rochester Police Department
Location Rochester, NY
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor ShotSpotter

The Rochester Police Department has been using ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology since at least 2013.

More about this technology

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