Help catch more people who commit gun violence, that’s what the ShotSpotter detection system provides to the Atlantic City Police Department. ShotSpotter is just one of the many new tools being adopted by cities like AC to combat crime.
ShotSpotter is like an audio radar precisely tuned for hearing gunshots. ShotSpotter helps the ACPD respond much faster than before. A cruiser can be on the scene to find victims and evidence…..quick.
FACT: Shootings in Atlantic City decreased by 35% in 2015
ShotSpotter is now being used in 46 US cities:
• Atlantic City saw a 35% decrease in gun shots
• Other towns saw an average 13% reduction
More positive safety stats in Atlantic City: it looks like residents have been more willing to share information. The pressure ‘not to snitch’ isn’t working as much as it once did. Community outreach can certainly share the credit for that fact. Homework programs at Stanley Holmes Village, Coffee with a Cop, and Pizza with Police are just a few of the tools that have created a better relationship between police and the public. These initiatives lead to safer streets.
TIP 411 is also helping to reduce crime in Atlantic City.
People can anonymously text info to the ACPD using TIP411 without fear of being identified. TIP411 is 100% anonymous and it’s working. Not just more tips, but more quality tips.
- 1,252 tips in 2015, compared to a combined total of just 804 tips over in 2012, 2013 & 2014.
Other tactics being deployed by the Atlantic City Police Department:
- Body-cams that dramatically reduce internal affairs issues
- Brighter and more effective lighting through-out City
- Hi-tech security cameras mounted along the Boardwalk
- More timely, effective & efficient dispatch through-out City
- More robust communications between public safety departments