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Garner 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 Garner Police Department
Location Garner, NC
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor Flock Safety

The Garner Police Department began using Flock Safety gunshot detection technology in 2023.

Links
News article (Charlotte News & Observer)

More about this technology

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

Illustration of how gunshot detection would function in an urban area
Sensors triangulate the location of gunfire.
Credit: ShotSpotter/City of Seattle