Many of them are hardly noticeable. But these microphones aren't listening to the day-to-day happenings in Columbus. They're ...

The hidden acoustic sensor microphones are part of the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system, which can detect gunfire and notify police within about a minute. The silent sentinels have been placed ...

ShotSpotter operates in more than 170 American cities, but many have dropped the service that detects gunfire and alerts ...

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The Columbus Department of Public Safety is on track to spend more than $6 million on ShotSpotter since signing on in 2018.

But these microphones aren't listening to the day-to-day happenings in Columbus. They're listening for gunshots. Since 2019, Columbus has used ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection system sold by ...

The gunshot detection system uses acoustic sensor microphones placed in designated ... Many law enforcement agencies have praised ShotSpotter for cutting down response times to shooting scenes ...