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Amityville Village 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 Amityville Village Police Department
Location North Amityville, NY
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor SoundThinking | ShotSpotter

The Amityville Police Department uses SoundThinking's ShotSpotter gunshot technology.

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