Stockton 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	Stockton Police Department
Location	Stockton, CA
Technology	Gunshot Detection
Vendor	ShotSpotter

The Stockton Police Department has been using Shotspotter gunshot detection technology since 2013.

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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.