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Sacramento 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 Sacramento Police Department
Location Sacramento, CA
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor SoundThinking

The Sacramento Police Department entered into a new, 5-year, $2-6 million contract for ShotSpotter in 2025.

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News article (Government Technology)
News article (Fox 40)

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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