Gunshot Detection Technology ShotSpotter (now SoundThinking) Reportedly Only Has 47% Accuracy in Chicago System
January 31, 2024
SoundThinking's (formerly ShotSpotter's) system in Chicago, with a reported 47% accuracy rate for detecting actual gunshots, led to potential public safety risks by failing to alert police to real shootings, possibly delaying emergency response to violent incidents and misdirecting law enforcement resources.
- Alleged deployer
- chicago-police-department
- Alleged developer
- soundthinking, shotspotter
- Alleged harmed parties
- general-public, chicago-residents, chicago-minority-communities
Source
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