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Kansas City Police Department: Gunshot Detection

Agency Kansas City Police Department
Location Kansas City, MO
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor ShotSpotter

The Kansas City Police Department began using ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology in 2012.

More about this technology

A system of acoustic sensors mounted on street lights or on the sides of buildings that passively listen for gunshots.