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I studied ShotSpotter in Chicago and Kansas City – here’s what people in Detroit and the more than 167 other cities and towns using this technology should know
One method Detroit and other cities facing high levels of gun violence have employed is gunshot detection technology, specifically the industry-leading ShotSpotter product, which uses acoustic ...
Metro Times2y
Detroit City Council approves controversial $7M expansion of ShotSpotter despite fierce opposition
Detroit City Council on Tuesday narrowly approved ... After weeks of delays and debates, the council voted 5-4 to expand ShotSpotter, a technology that relies on a network of sensors to detect ...
Metro Times2y
Opinion: ShotSpotter profits off fears of gun violence
ShotSpotter’s calculated public relations strategy insults and underestimates the vast resources of intelligence, creativity, and knowledge that already exist here in Detroit. Detroiters know ...
Indy Week22d
The Company Behind ShotSpotter Says It Curbs Gun Violence. But Some Cities Fear It’s An Empty Promise.
The lot is located in one of three high gun violence areas in the city, and just four days earlier, it had been outfitted with the gunshot detection technology ShotSpotter. As Artis passed in ...
KUOW25d
Some cities are ditching ShotSpotter. Tacoma still wants the gunshot detection technology
But not everyone is convinced the ShotSpotter system will lead to a reduction in gun-related crimes. The Tacoma Police Department will pilot ShotSpotter in a two-mile area in South Tacoma around ...