At a macro level, solving the issue of gun violence is dauntingly difficult. However, police departments are increasingly turning to tools that allow them to address the epidemic in some of America’s most violent cities. ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection system employed by 65 police agencies across the US, just got a shot in the arm when it comes to creating actionable solutions. According to The Washington Post , the network has detected about 39,000 gunshots in Washington, DC over the last eight years. And gunshots are now declining on a year-to-year basis.
The Post reports that the District is served by a network of 300 acoustic sensors across 200 square miles of the city. Each sensor, comprised of microphones, software, and a...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/us-world/2013/11/4/5066300/shotspotter-analyzes-sound-waves-detects-crime
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