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Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township: 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 Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township
Location Lawrence, IN
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor Utility

Lawrence Public Schools aquired gunshot detection through Utility in 2019.

Links
News article (WRTV ABC) [snapshot]
Press release (Officer.com) [snapshot]

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