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Volume 30
2018 CHAMPIONS Edition
ShotSpotter
• Gold ‘ASTORS’ Award Winner
• ShotSpotter
• Best Gunshot Detection System
Jack Pontius, Director at ShotSpotter, accepting a 2018
‘ASTORS’ Awards at ISC East
With more than 13,000 gun-related homi-
Digital alerts provide patrol officers via smart-
cides a year in the US, gun vio-
lence is a massive problem for
many of our most vibrant urban
communities.
Unfortunately, incidents of gun vio-
lence are significantly underreport-
ed and law enforcement leaders do not
have the budget to solve the problem
by simply adding more officers.
What is required is a new approach to
policing and a strategic use of their
resources and that is where ShotSpotter
comes in as a “force multiplier” and ”game
changer.”
(Hear what Mayors and Police Chiefs in major US cities think of SpotShotter.)
ShotSpotter is a gunshot detection and alerting ser-
vice for police departments that uses sophisticated
acoustic sensors throughout a coverage area to detect,
locate and alert agencies about gunfire in real-time.
phone or laptop with notification of gunfire in
less than 60 seconds with a precise location on a
map (latitude/longitude) and critical data such as
number of rounds fired, number of shooters,
and whether high-caliber weapons are being
used .
This data-driven policing approach
drives smarter deployment tactics and
protects officers with increased tacti-
cal awareness.
It also enables law enforcement agencies to
better connect with their communities
and bolsters their mission to protect and
serve.
(How does ShotSpotter Work? Find out in this short video.)
ShotSpotter is used in more than 90 cities
across the United States, including Denver,
Milwaukee, Chicago and New York.
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