Volume 24
June 2018 Edition
ShotSpotter newly compiled data tracking gunfire in and around public K-12 school communities within ShotSpotter coverage ar-
eas during 2017, revealed more than 4,800 gunfire incidents occurred during school hours within a one-half mile radius of public
K-12 schools within ShotSpotter coverage area.
ShotSpotter Competes in 2018
‘ASTORS’ Awards Program
Gun violence today is a massive What is required is a new approach to po-
problem for many of our most vi- licing and a strategic use of their resourc-
es.
brant urban communities.
There are more than 13,000 gun-related ho-
micides a year in the US with 10 times more
people wounded.
Unfortunately, incidents of gun violence are sig-
nificantly underreported as they happen and cit-
ies are battling to gain better awareness of these
events in real-time to respond to them quickly.
Law enforcement leaders do not have the budget to
solve the problem by simply adding more officers.
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