Peoria Police Department: Gunshot Detection

Sensors triangulate the location of gunfire.
Credit: ShotSpotter/City of Seattle
Agency | Peoria Police Department |
Location | Peoria, IL |
Technology | Gunshot Detection |
Vendor | ShotSpotter |
The Peoria Police Department began using ShotSpotter gunshot detection in 2013.
Links
Academic report (icjia.state.il.us)
Press release (Shotspotter)
News article (Associated Press)
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.

Sensors triangulate the location of gunfire.
Credit: ShotSpotter/City of Seattle