ShotSpotter operates in more than 170 American cities, but many have dropped the service that detects gunfire and alerts police.

The Columbus Department of Public Safety is on track to spend more than $6 million on ShotSpotter since signing on in 2018. 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 ...

It's impossible to put a price on saving one human life. So, if the ShotSpotter gunfire detection system operated by Columbus police helps officers and paramedics respond faster to find shooting ...

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 ...