Thanks to ShotSpotter, we were able to identify the precise location of the highway shooting, collect evidence, close the case and restore community safety all within a few hours. ShotSpotter is truly a game-changing technology.
SHOTSPOTTER® FOR HIGHWAYS
Reduce Highway Closure Times and Expedite Shooting Investigations
Identify and accurately locate gunshots to aid victims and collect evidence
THE CHALLENGE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
Highway Shootings are on the Rise and Difficult to Solve
500%+
increase in highway shootings in Illinois (2019-2021)
130%+
increase in highway shootings in California (2019-2021)
Source: NBC News
Highway shootings have surged dramatically over the past few years. To make matters worse, highway shooting cases, considered notoriously difficult to solve, typically have low clearance rates, empowering offenders to continue committing these crimes.
CURB HIGHWAY SHOOTINGS EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY
ShotSpotter for Highways Enables Officers to Effectively Respond to and Solve Highway Shooting Cases
The lack of a precise incident location makes responding to and solving highway shootings incredibly difficult. ShotSpotter for Highways effectively overcomes that challenge. When a gunshot is fired on a stretch of highway in a ShotSpotter coverage area, the ShotSpotter system detects, locates, and immediately alerts police with a precise location of the gunfire event as well as the direction of the suspect vehicle in less than a minute. In addition, ShotSpotter can be integrated with other complementary technologies such as LPR and video systems to identify suspect vehicles. Those fast and precise alerts helps to save lives, improves clearance rates, reduces highway shutdown times, resulting in safer roads and communities.
THE FIGHT AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE
With ShotSpotter for Highways, Investigative Teams are Able to:
Identify precise shooting location as well as speed and direction of the moving shooter
Locate victims, witnesses, and shell casings with greater accuracy
Reduce time highways are shut down with faster evidence recovery
Leverage integrations with other key technologies to identify suspects faster
Improve clearance rates
Restore community safety with greater efficiency and speed
How ShotSpotter for Highways Works
1
Gun is fIred
When a gun is fired, the sound of a muzzle blast radiates outward, and the impulsive sound triggers acoustic sensors.
2
Detection and Location
ShotSpotter’s algorithm determines the location of the gunshot, as well as the speed and direction of the moving shooter.
3
Identify Vehicle & License Plate
The gunshot alert instantly triggers a multi-pronged technology response, directing PTZ cameras and capturing images from license plate readers to help identify the vehicle.
4
Gunshot is Reviewed
Analysts at the ShotSpotter Incident Review Center quickly audit the data and publish confirmed gunshots with speed and direction of the moving shooter to police.
5
Police Respond
Alerts are sent to dispatch centers, patrol officers’ smartphones and MDTs for immediate response. The entire process takes less than 60 seconds.
See ShotSpotter for Highway in Action
With ShotSpotter for highways, law enforcement agencies are able to identify the precise location of a shooting incident within seconds, ultimately reducing highway closure times and increasing the rate of case closures.
IMPACT OF SHOTSPOTTER FOR HIGHWAYS
*ShotSpotter SiteSecure for Highways was rebranded to ShotSpotter® for Highways in April 2023.
