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Hempstead Police Department: Gunshot Detection

Agency Hempstead Police Department
Location Hempstead, NY
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor ShotSpotter

The Hempstead Police Department has been using ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology since 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.