ShotSpotter Data Reveals 2020 Gunshot Rates up 48 Percent Across U.S. During a Year of Crisis
2021年1月7日 - 10:00PM
ShotSpotter, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSTI), a leader in precision
policing solutions that enable law enforcement to more effectively
respond to, investigate and deter crime, today reported a dramatic
rise of 48 percent in gunshot incidents during 2020 compared with
20191, according to the Company’s data that tracks gunfire in more
than 100 U.S. cities that use its technology. The increase comes
during a year that included a global pandemic, calls for social
justice and heightened political divisions.
ShotSpotter gunfire statistics for 2020 showed a spike in
gunshot incidents as compared to the prior year in the weeks
following George Floyd’s death (May 25). That trend continued
during the next four weeks of nationwide protests and, while
dropping the last week of June, gunfire levels remained at a
significantly higher rate throughout the remainder of the year as
compared to the prior year. The 2020 ShotSpotter National Gunfire
Trends report showing gunfire incidents per square mile per week,
2020 vs. 2019, is found here.
When broken down by region, the data reveals a 58 percent
increase in gunfire in the Midwest – the region with the highest
increase. In other regions, the South had the smallest increase in
gunshot events with a 19 percent increase year over year, while the
Northeast and West experienced similar surges of 40 percent and 42
percent respectively as compared to the prior year. In line with
the ShotSpotter data of increased 2020 gunfire rates, independent
research group Gun Violence Archive
reported a record number of homicides by gun violence this
year with more than 19,000 U.S. deaths.
New Year’s Eve – typically an active night due to celebratory
gunfire – saw an upswing this year with the ShotSpotter Incident
Review Center (IRC) logging an unprecedented 12,266 gunshot alerts
in just 24 hours. In comparison, over the past three years the New
Year’s Eve numbers averaged 6,803 ShotSpotter alerts in the same
timeframe. The 2021 rate is nearly double the three-year average of
6,803 gunshots and up 36 percent from 2020 when the rate was
9,034.
“The startling increase in gunshots and gun violence deaths in
2020 is hopefully an extreme outlier,” said Lynda R. Williams,
President of NOBLE (National Organization of Black Law Enforcement
Executives). “We do know that last year was unprecedented due to a
global pandemic, social justice protests, a divisive national
election, and an increase in gun sales. It is our belief that
law enforcement agencies and communities can work hand in hand for
public health and safety in the new year.”
“Unfortunately turning the page to 2021 will not magically
reduce violent crime, but our hope is that the insight that our
unique data provides will motivate policy makers and appropriators
to invest more resources and tools to help agencies drive violent
crime levels down,” said Ralph A. Clark, President and CEO of
ShotSpotter. “We look forward to partnering with agencies in this
new year to enable them to be more data driven, proactive and
efficient in adopting proven precision policing strategies going
forward."
About ShotSpotterShotSpotter (Nasdaq: SSTI) is
a leader in precision policing solutions that enable law
enforcement officials to more effectively respond to, investigate
and deter crime. The company’s products are trusted by more than
100 U.S. cities to help make their communities safer. The platform
includes its flagship product, ShotSpotter Respond™, the leading
gunshot detection, location and forensic system, and ShotSpotter
Connect™, patrol management software to dynamically direct patrol
resources to areas of greatest risk and more effectively deter
crime. ShotSpotter’s CrimeCenter™ investigative case management
software helps detectives connect the dots and share information
more effectively to improve case clearance rates. ShotSpotter also
serves the corporate and college security markets and has been
designated a Great Place to Work® Company.
For more media information for ShotSpotter,
contact:Media Contact:Liz
Einbinder ShotSpotter, Inc. +1 (510)
794-3147leinbinder@shotspotter.com
Investor Relations Contacts:Matt GloverGateway
Investor Relations+1 (949) 574-3860SSTI@gatewayir.com
JoAnn HorneMarket Street Partners+1 (415)
445-3240jhorne@marketstreetpartners.com
1 Annual gunshot data is normalized for growth in customer
coverage by using gunshot incidents per square mile.
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