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Manatee County Sheriff's Office: 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 Manatee County Sheriff's Office
Location Bradenton, FL
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor Flock Safety

The Manatee County Sheriff's Office uses Flock Safety's Raven gunshot detection technology.

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News article (ABC 7)

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