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Flagstaff 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 Flagstaff Police Department
Location Flagstaff, AZ
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor Flock Safety

The Flagstaff Police Department has used Flock Safety gunshot detection technology.

Links
News article (AZ Daily Sun)

More about this technology

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