The Illinois Answers Project looks into what happens if Chicago ends its ShotSpotter contract.
Mayor Brandon Johnson has promised to end Chicago's multimillion dollar ShotSpotter contract. The IL Answers Project weighs in on what could happen.Chicago is still deciding whether to end a multi-million dollar contract with Shotspotter, which is set to expire February 2024.
The city has used the controversial service since 2018, to alert police to gunshots. However, a report from Chicago's inspector general "does not support a conclusion that ShotSpotter is an effective tool in developing evidence of gun-related crime." Among the IG's findings, analyzed by
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