Denver police letting ShotSpotter contract expire after more than a decade of gunshot detection

Denver7 · Aug 21, 2026 · 407 words · By Claire Lavezzorio

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What to know about Denver police letting ShotSpotter contract expire after more than a decade of gunshot detection

DENVER — The Denver Police Department (DPD) is letting its contract with ShotSpotter technology expire at the end of 2026, potentially ending more than a decade of automated gunshot detection in the city.

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The system uses sensors mounted on utility poles to listen for gunfire and alert Denver's 9-1-1 dispatch center.

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▶️ Denver Police ending ShotSpotter contract after more than a decade DPD said it is evaluating "whether a new vendor can provide greater public safety benefits", according to a news release Thursday.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “DPD said it does not release the exact locations of its sensors”

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Multiple sources indicate that the locations of sensors are kept hidden. One source explicitly mentions a WIRED analysis of leaked coordinates confirming that locations have been kept hidden from the public, and another mentions the 'secret locations' of sensors.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Flock Group Inc., doing business as Flock Safety, is a privately held American manufacturer and operator of surveillance hardware and software, particularly automated license plate recognition (ALPR),…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — SoundThinking, Inc. (formerly ShotSpotter Inc.) is an American security technology company based in Fremont, California. The company is publicly traded, and is known for its gunfire locator service. S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundThinking

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Syracuse ( SIRR-ə-kewz, SERR-, -⁠kewss) is a city in New York, United States, and the county seat of Onondaga County. With 148,620 residents, and a metropolitan area of 662,057 people, it is the most …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syracuse,_New_York

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Claim 2: “The Denver Police Department (DPD) is letting its contract with ShotSpotter technology expire at the end of 2026”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results about Windows mouse settings and general Wikipedia entries for Flock Safety and SoundThinking. No source confirms the specific expiration date of the DPD contract.

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Claim 3: “The system uses sensors mounted on utility poles to listen for gunfire and alert Denver's 9-1-1 dispatch center.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant Reddit threads regarding adult content. No evidence was provided that describes the technical operation of ShotSpotter sensors in Denver.

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web search NEUTRAL — Official Subreddit for the AI Art Generator https://AIPornHub.net Please consider supporting our project. We allow other generator watermarks and individual creators who follow our guidelines. Some wa…
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Claim 4: “DPD said it is evaluating "whether a new vendor can provide greater public safety benefits", according to a news release Thursday.”

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The evidence provided includes general links to the NYPD, Ohio state parks, and general Wikipedia entries for the company, but nothing regarding a specific news release from DPD about evaluating new vendors.

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Claim 5: “According to DPD, from 2020 to 2026, the technology generated more than 25,000 alerts, led to 655 arrests and the recovery of 721 firearms.”

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Three independent web search results (including Axios Denver) explicitly confirm the statistics: 25,217 alerts, 655 arrests, and 721 firearm recoveries between 2020 and 2026.

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web search NEUTRAL — Since 2020, DPD said the technology generated 25,217 alerts across the city that led to 655 arrests and the recovery of 721 firearms.Critics say those numbers are a drop in the bucket compared to over…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/renewed-criticism-ove…

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web search NEUTRAL — According to DPD, from 2020 to 2026, the technology generated more than 25,000 alerts, led to 655 arrests and the recovery of 721 firearms. As Denver weighs its options, Shofner is calling for meaning…
https://www.denver7.com/news/front-range/denver/denver-polic…

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Claim 6: “As part of the ramp-down, DPD said it will begin phasing out ShotSpotter coverage in the Sun Valley and Park Hill neighborhoods.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant Wikipedia entries about provinces in Belgium. There is no mention of Sun Valley or Park Hill neighborhoods in Denver.

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