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| Appropriations Request | |
| Posted: April 3, 2009 | |
Shot Spotter |
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| Amount Requested: $1.5 million |
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| This project will allow the Providence Police Department to purchase the Shot Spotter Gunshot Location System for use in high crime areas of Providence. The system alerts law enforcement when firearms are used in specific neighborhoods, allowing for faster response times and better forensic collection during and after a crime. Agencies currently using ShotSpotter systems have seen gunfire-related violent crime rates fall by at least 30 percent. ShotSpotter has also led to countless arrests, decreasing police response time, increasing officer safety, pinpointing key forensic evidence, and saving numerous lives. Areas to be targeted for ShotSpotter implementation are District 2 – Elmwood and South Providence; District 4 - Federal Hill and West End; District 5 – Olneyville, Hartford, and Silver Lake; and District 7 – Wanskuck, Charles, and Smith Hill. | |
| Recipient's address: Providence Police Department, 325 Washington Street, Providence, RI 02903 | |