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The San Pablo Police Department recovered 17 stolen vehicles and identified five suspects in a Bay Area stolen car ring. Detectives uncovered the ring after a ShotSpotter reported gunshots. At the scene, an 18-year-old man suffering injuries said someone began shooting him after he tried to confront several people who...

Omaha police officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert and observed a vehicle in the area which appeared to be consistent with 911 callers’ descriptions of a suspect vehicle involved in the shots fired incident. Omaha Police Department later examined the firearm recovered from the vehicle and casings recovered from the...

From Winston-Salem to Greenville and soon-to-be Fayetteville, ShotSpotter is trusted by cities across North Carolina for its ability to help them recover firearms, locate evidence and locate victims – saving lives.

ShotSpotter led Memphis police officers to a deadly shooting where a man was shot in the face inside a car outside a house after the shots rang out. While officers were on the scene, they spotted the suspect’s vehicle in the surveillance video at a convenience store across the street.

In Chicago, shootings are down 20% through the end of summer and homicides have fallen 16%. That means 101 fewer people were shot this year than last.

Rochester PD credits ShotSpotter for enabling a faster response to gunfire and saving lives. “This is a key tool that allows first responders to get there, both police and EMS and the fire department — all first responders to get to a scene quicker.” said Lieutenant Greg Bello.

According to the Mobile Police Department, within the first few hours of ShotSpotter going live, the system detected a single gunshot, and within a couple minutes, the shooter was located and arrested.

Officers patrolling in the area heard the gunfire, and then used ShotSpotter to pinpoint where the shooting happened. They found a 30-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds when they arrived at the scene.