Springfield police say their ShotSpotter technology is helping them get to shooting scenes faster and solve the crimes. Chief Kenny Winslow told the council that he feels ShotSpotter is working for our community, especially with the shortage of police officers. Deputy Chief Joshua Stuenkel says the victim may have died...
ShotSpotter alert led the Toledo Police officer to the scene. Officer Larry Emery, realizing medics were not close by, put the victim in the back of his squad car and drove him to a nearby hospital. “He saved his life. From what I’ve seen, they will just let you lay...
A ShotSpotter device alerted police of several gunshot blasts in the neighborhood. When officers arrived, they found shell casings and a man shot at that location.
“I’m without 15 officers is a huge amount for Salinas. I have to use technology to augment what we do, to keep my community safe. I need this technology to keep us safe,” said Salinas Police Chief Filice. Community members agreed, and have seen the positive effects of ShotSpotter. “If...
“Before ShotSpotter it was a wild goose chase. We would come to an area and look for whatever we could find, and usually not very successful,” said Captain Steve Cerveny. Cpt. Cerveny runs the Criminal Investigations Division at the Omaha Police Department. “Overwhelmingly, we are able to locate evidence more...
A recent ShotSpotter alert helped deputies respond to a scene in less than a minute and make an arrest. Deputies were dispatched to the scene within 5 seconds – and the first deputy got to the location in just 41 seconds, the sheriff’s office says.
“When we look at how many shootings did we have, and what location are those shootings at, if 70 percent are in this area, then that’s the area we need to be focused on.” Newport News Police Chief Steve Drew told News 3. “We’re not picking on a particular entity,...
ShotSpotter technology alerts police to gunfire even when no one calls 911. They’ve found 85 percent of the time, no one calls. Police said the system helps them to solve cases and to develop better strategies. It helps them get to the scene faster to get a jump start on their...
Seconds matter when there’s a gunshot wound victim. Trauma surgeon Dr. Anna Goldenberg-Sandau from Cooper Health analyzed nine years of gun violence data from Camden, NJ, and uncovered that ShotSpotter “identified and assisted gunshot victims who would otherwise not receive life-saving help.” Since ShotSpotter’s implementation, Camden experienced its lowest crime...
What is wrong is to call all alerts without immediate evidence of a crime “false positives.” This implies the alert was not gunfire, though it most likely was. My evaluation in St. Louis has been frequently cited in the media as evidence that ShotSpotter does not reduce crime, but my...