Re: Chicago to drop ShotSpotter

Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

Wnat will become of Gideon Reeves?

Mayor Johnson to end ShotSpotter deal after summer, making good on key
campaign promise
After Sun-Times first reported the decision, Johnson issued a statement
saying the city "will decommission" the gunshot detection system on
Sept. 22, meaning cops will have access to it throughout the violent
summer months and the Democratic National Convention.
By Tom Schuba and Fran Spielman
Chicago Sun-Times
Feb 13, 2024, 10:41am CST
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/02/13/mayor-johnson-to-end-shotspotter-deal-after-summer

Note that Johnson's brand new police commissioner said publicly that he
wanted the contract renewed.

Whoops

Police, again defying Mayor Brandon Johnson (I have no idea how it is
that none of the executive department heads report to Johnson) publish
statistics that police response was FASTER with a ShotSpotter alert
alone, two minutes slower with a ShotSpotter alert and a 911 call for
the same incident, and almost another minute slower with a 911 call but
no ShotSpotter alert.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/05/01/shotspotter-response-times-911-call-chicago-police-statistics-city-council-contract-mayor-johnson