Does ShotSpotter increase response times to other 911 calls?

To the contrary, ShotSpotter has been shown to significantly decrease response times in coverage areas across the county.

• According to a 2019 article in The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, ShotSpotter alerts decrease police and EMS response times by more than 30%, getting first responders to the scene to identify and assist gunshot victims who may otherwise not receive life-saving help.
• Eric Piza, PhD, a researcher from Northeastern University who studied ShotSpotter technology in Kansas City, found that the system detected gunfire a median of 93 seconds before the first 911 call reporting the same incident.

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