An audit by the New York City Comptroller Brad Lander has found that the NYPD's ShotSpotter system, a surveillance technology designed to detect gunfire, gives false alarms 87% of the time. The audit analyzed eight months of data and concluded that the system often sends officers to locations where no shooting occurred. The report highlights that the NYPD is wasting valuable time and resources on this technology. Chicago has already decided not to renew its ShotSpotter contract, raising questions about how New York City and other cities will respond. The NYPD has invested $55 million in this gunshot-detection tool.
"An analysis of eight months of ShotSpotter alerts found that 87% of the time NYPD officers were dispatched to a scene where there was no evidence of a shooting or where they could not confirm a shooting occurred.." https://t.co/N4ltY6Wjg7
A scathing report from city Comptroller Brad Lander found that ShotSpotter, the NYPD’s highly touted gunfire location system, accurately identifies shootings only about 13% of the time. https://t.co/TJsiAEUzuL
NYPD’s $55M gunshot-detection tool wastes money on false alarms, audit finds https://t.co/UOlcTXFRlO
Anyone else spot the logical fallacy here? From article: "An analysis of eight months of ShotSpotter alerts found that 87% of the time NYPD officers were dispatched to a scene where there was no evidence of a shooting or where they could not confirm a shooting occurred" https://t.co/Qs20Wmh4R5
NYC report finds #ShotSpotter failure rate of 87% - there is no reason a city should be using this tech. It expands surveillance and endangers people instead of offering any actual safety. https://t.co/T5Mr38heP4
Last night, @NYPDTransit Response Team was vigilant in Coney Island, Brooklyn and observed an individual enter the NYC transit system without paying the fare. Officer Leon & his team soon discovered the offender was a recidivist & in possession of this illegal firearm— landing… https://t.co/tvRaCkIFKH
"An analysis of eight months of ShotSpotter alerts found that 87% of the time NYPD officers were dispatched to a scene where there was no evidence of a shooting or where they could not confirm a shooting occurred." via @FolaAk https://t.co/c0kMCBs4zJ
NYC comptroller's audit finds ShotSpotter is often LoudNoiseSpotter, prompting police responses to sounds other than gunshots 87% of the time. Chicago has already opted not to renew its ShotSpotter contract. How will NYC, other cities react? https://t.co/OkevSOZsyV
87% of ShotSpotter alerts sent NYPD officers to locations where no shooting occurred, according to an audit by the NYC comptroller that analyzed 8 months of data, @FolaAk reports for @Bloomberg/@CityLab https://t.co/FLtphRV8Ou
87% of the time, ShotSpotter is sending NYPD officers to respond to loud noises that don’t turn out to be confirmed shootings, per an audit from the Comptroller’s office https://t.co/VIn9feYunS
🚨 NEW AUDIT OF @NYPDnews's ShotSpotter system: The evidence shows that NYPD is wasting precious time and money on this technology and needs to do a better job managing its resources. https://t.co/kyEiuhjQzd
Surveillance technology intended to alert the police of shootings gives false alarms 87% of the time in NYC, the city comptroller finds https://t.co/2WAw1lkuVG via @citylab
Surveillance technology intended to alert the police of shootings gives false alarms 87% of the time in NYC, the city comptroller finds https://t.co/o5PAuVibSs