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Broward County Sheriff's Office: Gunshot Detection

Agency Broward County Sheriff's Office
Location Pompano Beach, FL
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor ShotSpotter

The Pompano Beach City Commission approved a three-year ShotSpotter program in October 2020. The system went live in March 2021. It is administrated by the Broward County Sheriff's Office, which provides contract police services to Pompano Beach.

More about this technology

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