In Some Cities, Second Thoughts About Gunshot Detection Sensors

Image credit: Jesse Bacon / iStock / Getty Images Plus. Article by Rod McCullom. Undark – August 7, 2024.

More than seven years ago, when the city of Chicago began its broad deployment of acoustic technology to identify and locate gunfire in high-crime neighborhoods, supporters promoted the system — which uses acoustic sensors, GPS software, and machine learning algorithms to alert the police in real-time — as an effective way to reduce handgun violence. […]

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