SST, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (D –MO) and other Kansas City, MO officials announced that the Kansas City Police Department (KCPD) will be implementing the ShotSpotter Flex gunshot location, alert and analysis solution. This is an effort to support Kansas City's proactive policing strategies and deployments, in its ongoing commitment to improve the safety, security and quality of life for its residents by ridding the city of gun crime and gun violence.
SST, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (D –MO) and other Kansas City, MO officials announced that the Kansas City Police Department (KCPD) will be implementing the ShotSpotter Flex gunshot location, alert and analysis solution. This is an effort to support Kansas City's proactive policing strategies and deployments, in its ongoing commitment to improve the safety, security and quality of life for its residents by ridding the city of gun crime and gun violence. The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA), was the lead agency in the planning and procurement of the ShotSpotter service for the KCPD, and Congressman Cleaver was instrumental in securing the funding. ShotSpotter Flex is developed by SST, Inc., the world leader in wide-area acoustic surveillance and gunfire detection technology.
“Securing the funding to make this possible for Kansas City has been a long-term effort and a long time coming,” said Congressman Cleaver, II. “I am thrilled the day has finally arrived. My hope is this technology will help our excellent police officers get to victims more quickly, catch criminals more readily, and make our entire city a safer place to live.”
The gunfire data and intelligence provided by ShotSpotter Flex will be critical in supporting KCPD's policing and enforcement efforts across all areas of their operations. Not only does it enable the KCPD to respond faster and more safely to gunfire incidents, but the solution also allows officers to proactively develop effective problem-oriented, data-driven policing strategies and tactical deployments.
Once implemented, KCPD will be able to gather detailed gunfire incident information and forensic evidence from ShotSpotter for investigations and analysis, resulting in increased prosecutions for gun-related crime, and the data will enhance crime analysis and predictive policing capabilities, leading to improved public safety and security.
KCPD is undertaking a comprehensive approach to resolving crime issues, and has collaborated with various entities including the KCATA, City of Kansas City, community organizations and supporters, all working together to reduce gun violence and combat its negative impact to the community. KCPD is partnering with SST to deploy the technology in areas with high incidents of gunfire.
The Atlantic City, NJ Police Department (ACPD) announced its partnership with SST, Inc., the innovator in wide-area acoustic surveillance and gunfire location and alert technology, to subscribe to SST's ShotSpotter Flex solution to detect and locate gunfire incidents and gather gunfire intelligence in its effort to improve the safety, security and quality of life for its residents by ridding the city of gun crime and gun violence. ShotSpotter Flex is the only wide-area acoustic surveillance gunshot detection, alert and analysis solution in the world and delivers the critical data and actionable information that public safety and law enforcement agencies need not only to respond efficiently to gunfire incidents faster and more safely, but also to enable them to proactively develop effective problem-oriented, data-driven policing strategies and tactical operations using the real-time intelligence provided by ShotSpotter.
“Safety and security for our residents and visitors is paramount to our efforts, and we take illegal gunfire and gun violence very seriously,” said ACPD Chief of Police Ernest Jubilee. “To resolve that, we're integrating our police strategies and tactical operations with the use of the ShotSpotter Flex service to provide the gunfire data and intelligence we need to combat gun violence and related gun crime. The solution not only provides us with the intelligence we need to respond faster and safer to gunfire, but also enables us to more effectively investigate and prosecute illegal gun use.”