(Cincinnati, Oh.) _ The city's Shotspotter System has detected a large number of gunfire instances but say the number of calls to report that gunfire are far lower.
The Associated Press is reporting that Cincinnati Police data from the high-tech devices installed to track the sound of gunfire in the city show that people call 911 in only about one out of every six of those incidents.
The city began using a Shotspotter System in August that covers the neighborhood of Avondale among others. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports the system detected 257 instances of gunfire during the first four months of use. Police officials say 911 calls were made for only 40 of those instances, meaning nearly 85 percent of the gunfire wasn't reported.
The question tasked to police is why do the numbers not match up? Authorities and activists says people may get accustomed to hearing gunfire, or feel that they don't have enough information to get involved or that responding wouldn't be a priority for police _ a perception disputed by the department.
Cincinnati police Lt. Paul Nudigate will be on with 700WLW's Scott Sloan at 10:06 to give a Shotspotter Update.