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Police Departments Reported ShotSpotter as Unreliable and Wasteful
ShotSpotter algorithmic systems locating gunshots were reported by police departments for containing high false positive rates and wasting police resources, prompting discontinuation.
- Date it happened
- 2012-10-09
- Organisation involved
- Troy Police Department, Syracuse Police Department, San Francisco Police Department, San Antonio Police Department, New York City Police Department, Fall River Police Department, Chicago Police Depart
- Product, system or model
- The ShotSpotter system records all loud noises, using at least three microphones to locate gunshots within a 25-meter radius. Then, SST staff review each report to make sure the computer flags only gu
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