They're listening for gunshots. Since 2019, Columbus has used ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection system sold by SoundThinking, a public safety technology company based in California, to alert police to ...

SoundThinking estimates the average annual cost of the gunshot detection system between $65,000 and $90,000 per square mile.

Nick Konves, an assistant chief with Columbus police, said that investing in policing technology like the gunshot detection system helps police stay ahead of crime. Konves explained that ShotSpotter ...

Columbus began using ShotSpotter in 2019 in the Linden and Hilltop neighborhoods and the Parsons Avenue corridor on the South ...

ShotSpotter’s parent company is among eight firms that submitted proposals for contracts to provide “gun violence detection ...

Addressing complaints of ShotSpotter's cost, Chittum said that the alert system's ability to save lives makes it worth the price tag. "I think, personally, it's hard to put a price tag on a human ...

Addressing complaints of ShotSpotter's cost, Chittum said that the alert system's ability to save lives is worth the price tag. "I think, personally, it's hard to put a price tag on a human life ...