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University of Connecticut Police Department: Gunshot Detection

Illustration of how gunshot detection would function in an urban area
Sensors triangulate the location of gunfire.
Credit: ShotSpotter/City of Seattle
Agency University of Connecticut Police Department
Location Mansfield, CT
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor Verbi

The University of Connecticut Police Department began using gunshot detection technology in 2016.

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University information (UConn Today)

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A system of acoustic sensors mounted on street lights or on the sides of buildings that passively listen for gunshots.

Illustration of how gunshot detection would function in an urban area
Sensors triangulate the location of gunfire.
Credit: ShotSpotter/City of Seattle