ShotSpotter
has been decommissioned in Chicago.
left until planned ShotSpotter decommission.
Change Research publishes an independent survey showing 70% of Chicago voters support ShotSpotter. Support is strongest among African Americans and older people.
- Sep. 13, 2024
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70%
"Chicago must keep ShotSpotter. The data leaves no doubt."
- Chicago Tribune Editorial, Sept. 14, 2024
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ShotSpotter is Accurate.
ShotSpotter is Effective.
ShotSpotter Saves Lives.
Community Leaders Embrace ShotSpotter.

82%
of Chicagoans support ShotSpotter.
80-85%
Of gunfire goes unreported to 9-1-1
<1 Minute
Time for ShotSpotter to alert authorities
ShotSpotter
Allows first responders to arrive on the scene quickly
ShotSpotter
Saves lives

Minutes Matter to Victims of Gunfire

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“ShotSpotter saved my grandsons life, it picked up the shots and they found him within minutes he had been shot 27 times…he is alive…"
C.W., Chicago Resident
“Don't take away this tool that we need. If it was good enough to extend through the convention, to protect the conventioneers, it’s good enough to protect the residents of this city every single day. Every single day.”
Anthony Beale, Chicago's 9th Ward Alderman
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