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Tarrant 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 Tarrant Police Department
Location Tarrant, AL
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor Flock Safety

The Tarrant Police Department has installed 32 Raven gunshot detection devices from Flock Safety as of September 2025.

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Public records (Pittsboro Police Department)

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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