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Gunshot-detection and ALPR reports raise questions about effectiveness and outcomes
Summary
Board members pressed police staff for clearer outcome data after reviewing Raven gunshot-detection and ALPR reports that showed large numbers of alerts but relatively few confirmed incidents or recoveries; staff said Raven covers only part of the city and agreed to add case linkage to future reports.
Board members asked how usage metrics for Raven (gunshot-detection) and ALPR (automatic license-plate readers) translate into case outcomes.
On Raven, staff reported thousands of alerts over the year but noted a large share came from fireworks ("a lot of noise"). One member flagged 11,277 total Raven alerts including many firework alerts and questioned how the department confirms alerts: "We had 11,277 total alerts... 6,6975 of those total alerts were…
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