Riviera Beach 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	Riviera Beach Police Department
Location	Riviera Beach, FL
Technology	Gunshot Detection
Vendor	ShotSpotter

The Riviera Beach Police Department began using ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology in 2010.

Links
News article (Palm Beach Post)
News article (South Florida Sun Sentinel)
News article (CBS 12)
Other (www.shotspotter.com)

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.