REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
February 15, 2018
FROM: JIM SCHAAD, Director
Department of Transportation
BY: DARLENE CHRISTIANSEN, Sr. Management Analyst
Department of Transportation/Administration Division
SUBJECT
Title
Approve the Second Amendment to the City's service contract with ShotSpotter, Inc., to expand ShotSpotter Flex coverage by 2.26 square miles for three years, for the amount of $440,700
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council approve the Second Amendment to the City's service contract with ShotSpotter, Inc., to expand ShotSpotter Flex coverage by 2.26 square miles for three years, for the amount of $440,700, and authorize the Director of Transportation or designee to execute the Second Amendment.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The ShotSpotter gunshot location system has been used by the Fresno Police Department since July 2015. It has proven to be a mission-essential tool for fighting violent crime. Gunshot alerts (within seconds of the shots being fired) allow a rapid response to the scene of the gunfire, increase arrests rates, improve officer safety, secure witnesses and evidence, and enhance follow-up investigations. Based on Fresno Police crime data, only 29.79 percent of gunfire is reported to the department without ShotSpotter. The full deployment of the ShotSpotter system has allowed analysis of gunshot patterns and trends to drive directed patrols and predictive policing. This gunshot location system allows officers to pinpoint the location, often within ten feet of the shot(s) fired. Additional benefits include aiding investigators by providing additional forensic evidence to solve crimes and strengthening the prosecution of court cases, resulting in higher conviction rates for violent crime. ShotSpotter has proven to be a very reliable and effective tool for the Fresno Police Department. The proposed amendment provides for 2.26 square miles of additional ShotSpotter coverage, to be paid for by the Department of Transport...
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