In that time, ShotSpotter sensors in Chicago made more than 85,000 alerts of possible gunfire on the city’s South and West sides, the study found.

The desperate supporters of the embattled ShotSpotter gunshot detection system have clung to one last argument in the hopes of keeping the expensive technology online in Chicago. As they push back ...

Chicago cuts ties with ShotSpotter, seeks new gunfire detection system 03:16. Deputy Mayor of Community Safety Garien Gatewood said as of Monday afternoon, the city had already begun the process ...

Chicago City Council votes for ordinance seeking to keep ShotSpotter technology 02:13. At a news conference after the City Council meeting Wednesday, Mayor Johnson said he was committed to other ...

Like many large cities in the U.S., Detroit's gun violence rate has fluctuated since the COVID-19 pandemic and the unrest after the murder of George Floyd in 2020. The city's murder rate increased ...

ShotSpotter equipment overlooks the intersection of South Stony Island Avenue and East 63rd Street in Chicago on Aug. 10, 2021. The city will not renew its contract for the gunfire detection ...

ShotSpotter, the company behind the controversial gunshot-detection software used by the Chicago Police Department, announced on Monday a new corporate name as its future here remains uncertain.

A 2021 report by the Chicago Inspector General found only 9% of gunshot alerts were ever linked to gun-related crimes. Nathan Palmer is part of the Stop ShotSpotter Campaign, which, for years has ...

By then, Chicago taxpayers will have spent a total of $53 million on ShotSpotter. In May, the city council voted 34 to 14 in favor of keeping ShotSpotter. Johnson continues to say he is not budging.

The city’s top watchdog issued a scathing report Tuesday that found ShotSpotter technology used by the Chicago Police Department rarely leads to investigatory stops or evidence of gun crimes and ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's office released a statement Tuesday morning, saying its multi-million-dollar contract with SoundThinking, which owns the ShotSpotter technology, will be extended ...

I studied ShotSpotter in Chicago and Kansas City – here’s what people in Detroit and the more than 167 other cities and towns using this technology should know Story by Eric L. Piza ...