> Chicago also ditched it recently I think. Kind of. The mayor said he was shutting it down for not being effective. And then he went and renewed the contract

> Chicago also ditched it recently I think. Kind of. The mayor said he was shutting it down for not being effective. And then he went and renewed the contract until just after the DNC convention: https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/02/22/shotspotter-contract-cost-mayor-brandon-johnson-cancel-extension-summer https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/02/22/shotspotte... My read is that they know it does work but they don’t want to continue to use it because statistically the “wrong” people are committing the crimes it’s tipping off.