Winston-Salem, NC pursues Real Time Crime Center to make sense of public safety data streams

Winston-Salem, NC Real Time Crime Center Public Safety

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The proposed center helps local police make data-driven choices when responding to criminal activity. Winston-Salem created a Camera Registry Program for privately owned cameras to feed into the center's monitors. An anonymous text system allows residents to send non-emergency tips to police through the center. Additional innovations like ShotSpotter gun detection technology and a mobile reporting platform for officers will expand the center's capabilities.

Emergency Services Smart City Public Safety

Winston-Salem, NC

Municipality in North Carolina

United States

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ShotSpotter

ShotSpotter is the leader in gunshot detection, location and forensic analysis for police departments and security personnel. ShotSpotter solutions are trusted by more than 90 cities to make their communities and campuses safer.

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WINSTON-SALEM, NC — The long-awaited gunfire detection system is set to arrive in Winston-Salem. In 2019, the police department was awarded a grant for the system. This week, the city council approved the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system, which officers say will be up in a matter of months. “It allows us to respond quicker and […]

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Police Awarded Strategies in Policing Innovation Grant and Implement Real Time Crime Center

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