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More than 170 law enforcement agencies have sought help in the form of ShotSpotter, according to SoundThinking, the California-based company that sells the technology. The gunshot detection system ...
ShotSpotter’s parent company is among eight firms that submitted proposals for contracts to provide “gun violence detection ...
ShotSpotter is used by law enforcement agencies to detect and locate gunfire, but its effectiveness and cost have been questioned. The debate over ShotSpotter's effectiveness and value continues ...
SoundThinking commends The Columbus Dispatch for its thoughtful piece on the value of ShotSpotter in Columbus ("Columbus is on track to spend $6M on ShotSpotter. But is it worth the cost?" ...
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 ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson is now being forced to reconsider his decision to shut down the controversial ShotSpotter system — a move that set off a search for police technologies that some business ...