ShotSpotter Customer Case Studies

Click the links below to view customer case studies highlighting real world successes, confiscations, arrests and crime reductions. New case studies will be added as they become available.

ShotSpotter Law-Enforcement Case Studies

  • Rochester, NY - A Comprehensive Approach to Quelling Gun Violence (PDF)
    City of Rochester, N.Y. reduces gunfire and related violent crime through broad adoption of wide-area acoustic surveillance that detects, locates, and tracks gunfire.
  • Los Angeles County, CA - ShotSpotter Forensic Evidence Assists in Conviction (PDF)
    The ShotSpotter Gunshot Location System® (GLS) captures critical forensic evidence that assists the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office in convicting two gang members of murder.
  • Gary, Indiana - One Night, Record Results (PDF)
    Gary Indiana, just 27 miles from downtown Chicago, proved it was able to dramatically reduce illegal weapons activity. In one night alone, police confiscated 45 illegal weapons, including 27 semi-automatic handguns, 1 revolver, 7 assault rifles, 8 shotguns and 2 rifles - the largest single-shift gun bust in city history.
  • Rochester, NY Takes Action (PDF)
    Rochester New York is putting unconventional methods to work in a successful bid to reduce gun-related crime. ShotSpotter’s Metro Gunshot Location System (GLS) is helping the City change its reputation: at one time it ranked as the state leader in per-capita homicides.
  • Minneapolis, MN - Bringing Crime to its Knees (PDF)
    Minneapolis, the largest city in Minnesota, has seen immediate and dramatic results since it implemented the ShotSpotter Gunshot Location System (GLS) in two neighborhoods. In some areas, complaints of shots fired dropped 30% over the previous year.
  • North Charleston, SC - Growing Safer Day by Day (PDF)
    North Charleston, the third-largest municipality in South Carolina, has seen its safety rating rise dramatically over the past three years. The ShotSpotter Metro Gunshot Location System (GLS) is helping public safety officials reduce violent crime by 35% in some of the more dangerous neighborhoods.
  • ShotSpotter Assists FBI, Franklin County Sheriff in Apprehending Ohio Sniper Suspect (PDF)
    ShotSpotter, Inc., the country’s leading developer of gunshot location systems and
    technology, announced today that its products were used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Franklin County Sheriff ’s Department in their investigation of accused Ohio highway sniper Charles McCoy Jr. Several Shot Spotter Gunshot Location Systems were deployed in the area of interest during the months-long operation that was headed jointly by the FBI and the Franklin County Sheriff ’s Department.

ShotSpotter Military Case Studies