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I've experienced living in a neighborhood covered by shot spotter and hearing gun shots outside, and I think shot spotter is great. I want the cops to actually

I've experienced living in a neighborhood covered by shot spotter and hearing gun shots outside, and I think shot spotter is great. I want the cops to actually show up and arrest whoever is terrorizing everybody. Thank you very much

gffrd 3y ago
Has having ShotSpotter in your neighborhood increased the safety? Is there faster response? higher arrest rate? decrease in crime?
- JoeyBananas 3y ago
  When there was shooting outside of my apartment, shot spotter called the cops instantly. It isn't supposed to govern the city, it's only supposed to spot the gun shots.
- SOLAR_FIELDS 3y ago
  Is there any verifiable third party evidence that ShotSpotter (or whatever it’s called now) can even do what it claims to?
  - birdofhermes 3y ago
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- spamizbad 3y ago
  In Chicago they will respond to them aggressively . Gang members have figured this out and will have “decoy” shots fired before a hit takes place to tie up police.
  - munificent 3y ago
    What a perfect example of Campbell's Law.
rideontime 3y ago
Do they?
- grubbs 3y ago
  Even in Baltimore where police response times can be total garbage..they will show up for shot spotter. At least from my experience. Calling 911 for anything else there is a long delay unfortunately. Last time I called for a car jacking right outside my home I was on hold for ten mins. Cops didn't arrive for another 20.
  - alexb_ 3y ago
    "When seconds count, the police are only minutes away"
  - hattmall 3y ago
    Because shotspotter can triangulate and give accurate location of shots. When people call in the area they need to cover can be massive.
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larrymyers 3y ago
Chicago is letting the ShotSpotter contract expire instead renewing this year after the data revealed that it did not have any positive effect on crime reduction. https://www.yahoo.com/news/chicago-not-renew-shotspotter-contract-182832160.html https://www.yahoo.com/news/chicago-not-renew-shotspotter-con...
- HDThoreaun 3y ago
  I think that's because our police force is incompetent though. Shotspotter may very well suck but if the police cant solve shit either way its not shotspotters fault. Murder has a 5% clearance rate here
  - jacurtis 3y ago
    It's true. They only have an 8% success rate on closing homocide cases. It is the lowest in the country by several points.
  - jjjjj55555 3y ago
    Are they incompetent or just aren't even trying? I ask myself this question all the time.
rconti 3y ago
Just yesterday the cops apparently showed up at a house 5 doors down from me and shot someone's dog right in front of their family. Not sure if we have shotspotter, but at least I know the police responded! (I say apparently because, while I heard the gunshots, and I later saw a heavy police presence and animal control hauling away what appeared to be a dead small animal, I don't ACTUALLY know what happened because I wasn't present at the time. All I know is what a resident of the house told me).
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gffrd 3y ago

Has having ShotSpotter in your neighborhood increased the safety? Is there faster response? higher arrest rate? decrease in crime?

JoeyBananas 3y ago
When there was shooting outside of my apartment, shot spotter called the cops instantly. It isn't supposed to govern the city, it's only supposed to spot the gun shots.
SOLAR_FIELDS 3y ago
Is there any verifiable third party evidence that ShotSpotter (or whatever it’s called now) can even do what it claims to?
- birdofhermes 3y ago
  [dead]
spamizbad 3y ago
In Chicago they will respond to them aggressively . Gang members have figured this out and will have “decoy” shots fired before a hit takes place to tie up police.
- munificent 3y ago
  What a perfect example of Campbell's Law.

rideontime 3y ago

Do they?

grubbs 3y ago
Even in Baltimore where police response times can be total garbage..they will show up for shot spotter. At least from my experience. Calling 911 for anything else there is a long delay unfortunately. Last time I called for a car jacking right outside my home I was on hold for ten mins. Cops didn't arrive for another 20.
- alexb_ 3y ago
  "When seconds count, the police are only minutes away"
- hattmall 3y ago
  Because shotspotter can triangulate and give accurate location of shots. When people call in the area they need to cover can be massive.

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larrymyers 3y ago

Chicago is letting the ShotSpotter contract expire instead renewing this year after the data revealed that it did not have any positive effect on crime reduction. https://www.yahoo.com/news/chicago-not-renew-shotspotter-contract-182832160.html https://www.yahoo.com/news/chicago-not-renew-shotspotter-con...

HDThoreaun 3y ago
I think that's because our police force is incompetent though. Shotspotter may very well suck but if the police cant solve shit either way its not shotspotters fault. Murder has a 5% clearance rate here
- jacurtis 3y ago
  It's true. They only have an 8% success rate on closing homocide cases. It is the lowest in the country by several points.
- jjjjj55555 3y ago
  Are they incompetent or just aren't even trying? I ask myself this question all the time.

rconti 3y ago

Just yesterday the cops apparently showed up at a house 5 doors down from me and shot someone's dog right in front of their family. Not sure if we have shotspotter, but at least I know the police responded! (I say apparently because, while I heard the gunshots, and I later saw a heavy police presence and animal control hauling away what appeared to be a dead small animal, I don't ACTUALLY know what happened because I wasn't present at the time. All I know is what a resident of the house told me).

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