ShotSpotter’s Positive Impact on Public Safety

“We’re implementing technology, whether it’s ShotSpotter, whether it’s the Real Time Crime Center, to fight the crime the best that we can, but we need the help of the community because they’re the ones living there,” said Capt. Amy Gauldin with the department’s criminal investigations division.

Two Chicago police officers were first on scene for a ShotSpotter alert and credited with saving a 13-year-old by immediately transporting the boy in their squad car.

The responding officers utilized the ShotSpotter application system to pinpoint the exact location of the reported gunshots that were fired and conducted a physical inspection in the area.

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.

Newly expanded ShotSpotter tech caught a suspect with a cache of weapons.

Springfield Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert. Two suspects were found at the scene. Several spent shell casings and suspected cannabis were also found near the home identified by ShotSpotter.

The life of a 16 year old child may have been cut short were it not for the quick response by the South African Police Services (SAPS) and Metro Police to a shooting incident, picked up by Shotspotter technology. This is the second life that has been saved this year as a result of this technology immediately alerting law enforcement authorities to gunfire in the area.

Officers first responded to the scene for a ShotSpotter alert of multiple rounds fired. They gave aid to the victim until he was transported to an area hospital.

Columbia Police responded to two ShotSpotter alerts. The male victim was found outside of a residence with serious injuries. An officer initially rendered first aid before EMS arrived.

She was rushed to the hospital in critical condition but later died, police said. The woman was eight months pregnant and doctors were able to deliver her baby, who remains in critical condition.

Sacramento police officers made 10 gun-related arrests throughout the weekend, resulting in nine illegal firearm seizures and at least 94 rounds of bullets recovered. Of the 19 shootings recorded by ShotSpotter, 13 were not reported to law enforcement.

Pittsburgh police officers responding to a Shotspotter alert find gas line ruptured by gunfire; homes evacuated

Rochester police officer discovered a 39-year-old male shot in the chest by responding to a ShotSpotter activation. The coordinated effort by officers, investigators, & crime analysts resulted in the quick arrest of a parolee, and recovery of 2 illegal guns.

Followed by timely dissemination of intel to the field & FIO, the illegal gun was removed and the person in possession was arrested.

Many thankful the suspect was stopped almost immediately. Police Chief Jerry Dyer attributes officer's quick response to ShotSpotter technology.

Ten of the incidents happened on or next to the apartment complex. Glendale investigators found a lot of shell casings, in large part due to Shotspotter technology.

Una alerta del Sistema de detección de disparos “Shot Spotter” llevó a los agentes del precinto de Monte Hatillo hasta el Residencial Jardines de Campo Rico, en Río Piedras, donde en la madrugada de hoy arrestaron a un individuo al que le ocuparon una pistola y narcóticos.

“There are 16 people, 16 less families affected by gun violence in the city right now..." Illegal firearms recoveries up 33%

Police say no one called 911 about shots being fired, but the gunshot was picked up by the new ShotSpotter technology.