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
- Written by Eric L. Piza, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Northeastern University
Cities and towns across the United States have invested in the gunshot detection technology ShotSpotter.Douglas Sacha/Getty Images, CC BYLike 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...