Poughkeepsie 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	Poughkeepsie Police Department
Location	Poughkeepsie, NY
Technology	Gunshot Detection
Vendor	Flock Safety

The City of Poughkeepsie Police Department signed a contract with Flock Safety to implement a gunshot detection device.

Links
News article (Mid Hudson News)

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.