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Miami-Dade 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 Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office
Location Doral, FL
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor ShotSpotter

Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office began using ShotSpotter in 2011, but abandoned it in 2014. MDPD reintroduced the technology in 2016.

Links
News article (Miami New Times)
News article (NBC Miami)

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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