United States, Massachusetts
Worcester Police Department
AI Gunshot Detection, supplied by SoundThinking (ShotSpotter)
OperationalJournalismPAI-AAA3DC6C
- Body
- Worcester Police Department
- Country
- United States
- Area
- Massachusetts
- Technology
- AI Gunshot Detection
- Supplier
- SoundThinking (ShotSpotter)
- Status
- Operational
In routine use by the named body, on the evidence of a public source. - Stage
- In use now
- Since
- 2014
- Legal basis
- Not stated in the source
- Oversight
- Not stated in the source
- Evidence
- Journalism
Named reporting by a reputable outlet - Source
- This Week in Worcester, 14 April 2025; SoundThinking press release, 2 July 2026 (company claim)
- Last checked
- Record code
PAI-AAA3DC6C
Notes
SoundThinking announced a three-year renewal covering 8.1 square miles during the second quarter of 2026. The renewal is a company statement.
Update, November 2026. This Week in Worcester reported on 14 April 2025, from Worcester Police Department data, that ShotSpotter was first deployed in the city in 2014 and covers over eight square miles, that police recovered 773 shell casings in 2024 within the coverage area, and that the city's SoundThinking spending averaged $573,563 a year over three years. The 2026 renewal described above is still known only from the vendor's press release; no city council record of it was found.
AI Gunshot Detection elsewhere in United States
See them in the tracker| Deployment | Country | Supplier | Since | Status | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Police DepartmentAI Gunshot Detection | United StatesIllinois | SoundThinking (ShotSpotter) | — | Discontinued | |
| Denver Police DepartmentAI Gunshot Detection | United StatesColorado | SoundThinking (ShotSpotter) | 2015 | Operational | |
| Albuquerque Police DepartmentAI Gunshot Detection | United StatesNew Mexico | SoundThinking (ShotSpotter) | 2020 | Operational | |
| Richland County Sheriff's DepartmentAI Gunshot Detection | United StatesSouth Carolina | SoundThinking (ShotSpotter) | 2022 | Operational | |
| Macon-Bibb County Sheriff's OfficeAI Gunshot Detection | United StatesGeorgia | SoundThinking (ShotSpotter) | 2022 | Operational | |
| Peoria Police DepartmentAI Gunshot Detection | United StatesIllinois | SoundThinking (ShotSpotter) | 2013 | Operational | |
| City of Fayetteville (North Carolina)AI Gunshot Detection | United StatesNorth Carolina | SoundThinking (ShotSpotter) | — | Operational |