ShotSpotter is an auditory gunshot detection system that notifies police of gunfire within a minute. Here's how it works.

ShotSpotter operates in Columbus and more than 170 American cities, but many have dropped the service which detects gunfire ...

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

ShotSpotter, which is owned by private company ... While the sensors’ microphones are always listening for potential gunshots, they are not constantly recording. When sensors detect a loud ...

Also, being based on the use of microphones, ShotSpotter can capture sounds other than gunshots, including private conversations. Altogether, even acknowledging the city's struggles with crime ...

But these microphones aren't listening to the day-to-day happenings in Columbus. They're listening for gunshots. Since 2019, Columbus has used ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection system sold by ...