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Rockford Police plan to drop ShotSpotter after nearly a decade

Lila Harrison
Reporter · Tuesday, November 10, 2026 at 5:03 PM · 1 min read
Rockford Police plan to drop ShotSpotter after nearly a decade — Rockford Community news

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — The Rockford Police Department plans to stop using ShotSpotter next year, cutting a gunfire-detection system that city leaders defended as a valuable public-safety tool as recently as 2024. The department removed $300,000 for the ShotSpotter renewal from its proposed 2027 budget as Rockford works to close a projected $5.88 million General [...]

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