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Map of Chicago divided into two color-shaded areas with large overlay text showing “16% of Shooting Victims” in the northern section and “84% of Shooting Victims” across much of the South and West Sides. Major roads and nearby suburbs are visible, with Lake Michigan along the eastern edge.

ShotSpotter alone alerts CPD to 91 shooting victims in last 19 months

A new analysis spanning January 2023-August 31, 2024 (including a specific focus on the July 4thweekend) reveals:

  • ShotSpotter alerts CPD to 1,979 shooting victims in the last 19 months
  • 91 of these shooting victims had no one calling 911
  • 91 victims of gunfire that at least had a chance for survival because of ShotSpotter


And, for the first eight months of 2024:

  • ShotSpotter helped officers arrive at the scene of the shootings almost 2.5 minutes faster than 911.
  • ShotSpotter helped officers collect almost 30,000 shell casings with almost 5,000 of those investigative leads coming from incidents where no one called 911.
  • ShotSpotter helped officers recover 470 weapons with 88 of those weapons coming from incidents where no one called 911.
  • ShotSpotter helped officers make 451 arrests, with 91 of those arrests coming from incidents where no one called 911.
  • ShotSpotter is performing at a 99+% accuracy 

Source: CPD

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