ShotSpotter
Incidents involved as Developer
Incident 11215 Report
Police Departments Reported ShotSpotter as Unreliable and Wasteful
2012-10-09
ShotSpotter algorithmic systems locating gunshots were reported by police departments for containing high false positive rates and wasting police resources, prompting discontinuation.
MoreIncident 2559 Report
Unreliable ShotSpotter Audio Previously Used to Convict Chicago Man in Murder Case
2020-05-31
ShotSpotter audios were previously admitted to convict an innocent Black man in a murder case in Chicago, resulted in his nearly-one-year-long arrest before being dismissed by prosecutors as insufficient evidence.
MoreIncident 4465 Report
ShotSpotter Failed to Alert Authorities of Mass Shooting in North Carolina
2023-01-01
ShotSpotter did not detect gunshots and alert Durham police of a drive-by shooting in Durham, North Carolina which left five people in hospital on New Year's Day.
MoreIncident 2574 Report
Police Reportedly Deployed ShotSpotter Sensors Disproportionately in Neighborhoods of Color
2012-05-04
Police departments disproportionately placed ShotSpotter sensors in black and brown neighborhoods, which is denounced by communities for allegedly creating dangerous situations, such as one involving in Adam Toledo's death.
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Incident 11215 Report
Police Departments Reported ShotSpotter as Unreliable and Wasteful
2012-10-09
ShotSpotter algorithmic systems locating gunshots were reported by police departments for containing high false positive rates and wasting police resources, prompting discontinuation.
MoreIncident 2559 Report
Unreliable ShotSpotter Audio Previously Used to Convict Chicago Man in Murder Case
2020-05-31
ShotSpotter audios were previously admitted to convict an innocent Black man in a murder case in Chicago, resulted in his nearly-one-year-long arrest before being dismissed by prosecutors as insufficient evidence.
MoreIncident 4465 Report
ShotSpotter Failed to Alert Authorities of Mass Shooting in North Carolina
2023-01-01
ShotSpotter did not detect gunshots and alert Durham police of a drive-by shooting in Durham, North Carolina which left five people in hospital on New Year's Day.
MoreIncident 4294 Report
Unreliable ShotSpotter Audio Convicted Black Rochester Man of Shooting Police
2016-04-01
ShotSpotter's "unreliable" audio was used as scientific evidence to accuse and convict a Black man of attempting to shoot Rochester's city police, whose conviction was later reversed by a county judge.
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Troy Police Department
Incidents Harmed By
- Incident 11215 Reports
Police Departments Reported ShotSpotter as Unreliable and Wasteful
- Incident 11215 Reports
Police Departments Reported ShotSpotter as Unreliable and Wasteful
Incidents involved as Deployer
Syracuse Police Department
Incidents Harmed By
- Incident 11215 Reports
Police Departments Reported ShotSpotter as Unreliable and Wasteful
- Incident 11215 Reports
Police Departments Reported ShotSpotter as Unreliable and Wasteful
Incidents involved as Deployer
San Francisco Police Department
Incidents Harmed By
- Incident 11215 Reports
Police Departments Reported ShotSpotter as Unreliable and Wasteful
- Incident 11215 Reports
Police Departments Reported ShotSpotter as Unreliable and Wasteful
Incidents involved as Deployer
San Antonio Police Department
Incidents Harmed By
- Incident 11215 Reports
Police Departments Reported ShotSpotter as Unreliable and Wasteful
- Incident 11215 Reports
Police Departments Reported ShotSpotter as Unreliable and Wasteful
Incidents involved as Deployer
New York City Police Department
Incidents Harmed By
- Incident 11215 Reports
Police Departments Reported ShotSpotter as Unreliable and Wasteful
- Incident 11215 Reports
Police Departments Reported ShotSpotter as Unreliable and Wasteful
Incidents involved as Deployer
Fall River Police Department
Incidents Harmed By
- Incident 11215 Reports
Police Departments Reported ShotSpotter as Unreliable and Wasteful
- Incident 11215 Reports
Police Departments Reported ShotSpotter as Unreliable and Wasteful
Incidents involved as Deployer
Chicago Police Department
Incidents Harmed By
- Incident 11215 Reports
Police Departments Reported ShotSpotter as Unreliable and Wasteful
- Incident 11215 Reports
Police Departments Reported ShotSpotter as Unreliable and Wasteful
Incidents involved as Deployer
Durham Police Department
Incidents Harmed By
- Incident 4465 Reports
ShotSpotter Failed to Alert Authorities of Mass Shooting in North Carolina
- Incident 4465 Reports
ShotSpotter Failed to Alert Authorities of Mass Shooting in North Carolina
Incidents involved as Deployer
Law enforcement
Incidents Harmed By
- Incident 4465 Reports
ShotSpotter Failed to Alert Authorities of Mass Shooting in North Carolina
- Incident 4465 Reports
ShotSpotter Failed to Alert Authorities of Mass Shooting in North Carolina