SoundThinking Responds to New York City Comptroller Audit Report; Refutes Misleading Conclusions

The letter reveals that in arriving at the aforementioned conclusions, the Report did not give full and proper weight to NYPD's input and expertise and ignored the most critical component when judging the technology: "whether ShotSpotter provides awareness of gunfire in real time, if it enables police to respond quickly and safely, and, most importantly, how it saves lives." SoundThinking's response relies on empirical data, as well as the feedback of New York City elected officials and law enforcement prof ...