ShotSpotter SiteSecure: 24/7 Outdoor Gunshot Detection for Retail/Malls

In response to 40% spike in 2020 Violent Incidents at Retail Locations, ShotSpotter Expands Into Retail Sector by Offering 24×7 Outdoor Gunfire Detection for US-based Stores and Malls
In response to a 40% Spike in 2020 Violent Incidents at Retail Locations, ShotSpotter Expands Into Retail Sector by Offering 24×7 Outdoor Gunfire Detection for US-based Stores and Malls.

ShotSpotter, a leader in precision policing solutions, and a Double Award Winner in the 2020 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, has officially launched ShotSpotter SiteSecure™ for Retail – a new gunfire detection solution designed for retail chains and malls.

ShotSpotter SiteSecure alerts retail, building and security personnel within seconds of an active shooting incident that occurs at close proximity to their buildings, in or near their parking lots,

ShotSpotter SiteSecure was designed to protect retail shoppers and associates by enabling faster response by security, law enforcement and medical personnel.

Fatalities and violent incidents in retail spiked to an all-time high in 2020, increasing 40 percent since 2016, according to the latest D&D Daily retail crime report[1].

The findings revealed that 88% of the fatalities were from gunfire and that parking lots experienced the highest retail violence, followed closely by stores and malls.

Courtesy of ShotSpotter
Courtesy of ShotSpotter

ShotSpotter’s own gunfire data also showed a significant increase in retail area shootings, rising 42 percent from 2019 to 2020 in areas with ShotSpotter coverage.

The increase includes 5,141 confirmed gunfire incidents within a quarter mile of retail establishments in 2019, to 7,299 in 2020.

The retail establishments represented a mix of grocers, discount/dollar stores, big box retailers, home improvement/DIY, and supply chain/distribution centers that fell within U.S. coverage areas for ShotSpotter.

New Statistics Indicate that Violent Incidents at Retail Locations Spiked by 40 Percent in 2020
New Statistics Indicate that Violent Incidents at Retail Locations Spiked by 40 Percent in 2020

SiteSecure for Retail, a new offering from industry leading ShotSpotter, is a new program that provides US-based retailers with dedicated security experts, custom-tailored solutions for enhanced perimeter security, simplified pricing bundles, and seamless integration into existing video surveillance, access-controls, and other security technologies.

It complements similar programs utilized across the United States which provide gunshot detection solutions for corporate facilities, government buildings, and college campuses.

How it Works

SiteSecure’s core technology uses acoustic sensors to listen for loud, impulsive sounds that could be gunshots.

Using a combination of machine learning and human review, incidents are quickly verified and alerts are sent to law enforcement and security teams including a precise location of the incident, number of rounds fired, and tactical information.

These alerts provide a critical time advantage that enable security officials to quickly mobilize and safely mitigate the threat.

Terry Sullivan, President of the Loss Prevention Foundation
Terry Sullivan, President of the Loss Prevention Foundation

As part of the program, ShotSpotter has partnered with the the Loss Prevention Foundation (LPF) to provide valuable resources and expertise to Loss Prevention and Security leaders in retail.

“Improving safety around stores requires a range of solutions including sharing best practices  and greater cooperation between retailers and law enforcement,” explained Terry Sullivan, President of the Loss Prevention Foundation.

“With a proven tool like ShotSpotter SiteSecure, retailers are assured that police and their own leadership teams will be quickly alerted to gunfire at a specific location and will respond swiftly to help keep customers and employees safe.”

Ralph A. Clark, President and CEO of ShotSpotter
Ralph A. Clark, President and CEO of ShotSpotter

“Going with your family to the mall or department store should be a safe and secure everyday event, but sadly we have seen the threats of gun violence escalate to levels that have retailers seeking new solutions to ensure public safety in and around their establishments,” added Ralph A. Clark, President and CEO of ShotSpotter.

“With SiteSecure for Retail, we can help retail locations provide a 24 x 7 outdoor ‘dome of protection’ for the people who work, shop and congregate in these locations and ensure first responders are notified quickly in a shooting event.”

The 'ASTORS' Awards Luncheon featured an impassioned and compelling keynote address by William (Bill) Bratton, former police commissioner of the NYPD twice, the BPD, and former chief of the LAPD, on the history of policing in America and the evolution of critical communication capabilities in our post 9/11 landscape.
The 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Luncheon featured an impassioned and compelling keynote address by William (Bill) Bratton, former police commissioner of the NYPD twice, the BPD, and former chief of the LAPD, on the history of policing in America and the evolution of critical communication capabilities in our post 9/11 landscape.

LPF and ShotSpotter will co-host a webinar featuring 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Person of the Year, and former NYPD Commissioner William Bratton and , on the topic of  ‘Managing the New Normal – Perspectives on the State of Public Safety and the Impact on Retail Security.

The session is open to the public and will be held on April 15th, 10am PT/1pm ET. To register, please visit https://go.shotspotter.com/lpf-retail-webinar.

SiteSecure’s technology is already used in over 100 cities across the U.S. to provide public safety personnel with a critical time advantage needed to act quickly and confidently in a crisis situation.

ShotSpotter Takes Two in 2020 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program

American Security Today’s ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards program is now in its Sixth Year and continues to recognize the Outstanding Innovations of top firms and agencies in the Homeland Security and Public Safety fields.

2020 was a very challenging year for everyone due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the much heralded AST ‘ASTORS’ Awards Winners Presentations and exclusive Luncheon at the Jacob Javits Center in NYC had to be canceled and rescheduled for 2021 due to the virus.

Mike Madsen, Publisher, American Security Today
Mike Madsen, Publisher, American Security Today

However, the 2020 ‘ASTORS’  Homeland Security Awards Program was again a huge success and many new categories were added including a section for COVID-19 Detection and Innovation.

ShotSpotter (First of Two)

Best Security Workforce Management Platform

  • ShotSpotter® Connect™ is AI-driven software that helps law enforcement deter crime by pro-actively directing patrol resources to specific locations that have the highest likelihood of crime that day.

Directed Patrols Prevent Crime –
Research shows that high visibility patrols are an effective deterrent to crime. Agencies receive precise locations to patrol based on AI that is superior to traditional hot spot analysis.
  • Connect develops risk assessments for future crimes by collecting and analyzing three sources of data: historical crime data from a police jurisdiction; public data such as weather, transportation points, locations of parks, schools, and liquor establishments; and exclusive ShotSpotter gunfire data.

  • Machine learning determines the areas of highest risk and the forecasts are turned into data-driven patrol plans by shift and beat every day, and disseminated electronically to officers in the field, and carefully meters out recommended time spent on a directed patrol, suggests tactics by crime type, and automatically randomizes patrol locations to minimize the possibility of over or under policing any area.

  • ShotSpotter Connect has been proven to reduce crime by 33%, measured over a period of 90 days in one part of a district where patrol officers use the software and compared to crime levels where officers in a neighboring part of the district do not use the software.

  • ShotSpotter Connect gives command staff unprecedented insight into where their patrol cars have been, the tactics officers are using, and the results they are getting which enables them to better understand which tactics have the highest impact on crime.

Visibility into Patrol Activities
A robust suite of reports provide command staff with insights into where officers were and what they were doing that help optimize patrol strategies and ensure officer accountability.
  • In these times of reduced police forces due to the pandemic, ShotSpotter Connect helps agencies use their existing resources most efficiently, so police patrols can be at the right place at the right time to deter crime before it happens and keep our communities safer.

ShotSpotter (Second of Two)

Best Gunshot Detection Solution

  • Many cities across the country face a gun violence problem and 80% of gunshot incidents are never reported to 911.

  • ShotSpotter’s technology detects, locates and alerts law enforcement agencies to gunfire incidents in real-time.

  • It is used by more than 100 cities across the U.S., including nearly half of which are top 50 metro areas including Cincinnati, New York City, Miami, Denver and Oakland.

(See a brief overview of ShotSpotter Flex – Gunshot Detection for Cities. Courtesy of ShotSpotter and YouTube.)

  • In 2019, ShotSpotter detected over 140,000 gunshot incidents across the US with a 97% accuracy rate.

  • ShotSpotter’s real-time alerts notify police precisely when and where gunshot incidents occur, within 60 seconds, with critical data such as number of rounds fired, number of shooters, and type of weapons used.

  • This results in a faster, more accurate response to the scene to better recover evidence, interview witnesses, and attend to gunshot victims—improving overall police effectiveness.

  • By working with ShotSpotter, law enforcement agencies can better connect with their communities and bolster their mission to protect and serve.

  • ShotSpotter was also recognized in the 2019 and 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Programs.

ShotSpotter 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 Investigate™, available in the second half of 2021, is an investigative case management solution that help detectives connect the dots and share information more effectively to improve case clearance rates.

To Learn More, please visit ShotSpotter.

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The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020 and a pandemic on 11 March 2020. Local transmission of the disease has occurred across all fifty states in the America.

With the unprecedented occurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the focus of the safety and security industries has realized the need to increase innovations to address the daily growing challenges.

As such AST aims to make sure these firms and professionals are reflected in the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program, so we’d like to encourage you to submit appropriate categories recommendations and include COVID-19 Frontline Professionals in your Nominations to see that these Professionals, Facilities, and Vendors receive the Recognition they Deserve!

Submit your category recommendation for consideration to Michael Madsen, AST Publisher at: mmadsen@americansecuritytoday.com.

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ShotSpotter Reveals 2020 Gunshot Rates up 48% Across United States