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[quote=Anonymous]A couple of things.

Shot spotter is used in a few areas of the downtown core. It is not actually built out throughout the city.

MPD does make the data available to the public, however, quarterly. https://mpdc.dc.gov/publication/shotspotter-data-disclaimer-and-dictionary

Finally, shotspotter queuing still uses a man in the middle approval before a unit is dispatched to a triangulated spot removing a great deal of the speed inherent to the system. The belief is that this prevents multiple units from converging onto an area that has not been analyzed yet, potentially limiting collateral damage. This results in shotspotter being used primarily as evidence in prosecution rather than police being able to prevent a suspect from fleeing a shooting.

Finally, because of limitations in DC's license plate readers, there is no effective way to have the shotspotter trigger the LPR's to flag potential fleeing suspects and relay that data to patrol car's. You would think as this is 90's tech it would be doable, but DC's various crime prevention tools exist in stovepipes and really do not share information or capabilities.[/quote]

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