ShotSpotter
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Incident 11215 Reports
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.
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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.
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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.
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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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