The New York City Police Department (NYPD) has renewed its contract for ShotSpotter for another three years. ShotSpotter is an acoustic gunshot detection system from SoundThinking. The multi-year contract renewal is valued at approximately $21.8 million.

Since it was first deployed in New York City in 2015, ShotSpotter has been used by the NYPD to fill the gap in the amount of gunfire that goes unreported to 911. Unreported gunshots can exceed 80% of total instances, according to independent research.

Over the years of deployment, ShotSpotter has helped to reduce response times to gunfire incidents, assist with evidence collection, locate victims and save lives, and importantly, build trust between law enforcement and underserved communities.

SoundThinking is contractually obligated to NYPD to maintain a 90% accuracy rate for the quick and precise triangulation of gunfire. In 2024, the average monthly accuracy rate was 94%.

“SoundThinking has partnered with NYPD for nearly ten years, and this three-year extension demonstrates our continued shared commitment to that partnership,” said Ralph Clark, President and CEO of SoundThinking. “We are grateful to know that our technology is seen as making a real difference in NYPD’s gun violence response strategy to have officers rapidly pinpoint and respond to gunfire, ultimately helping to save lives and better protect New York City communities.”