CLEVELAND — Cleveland council members raised questions, including concerns about a possible conflict of interest, regarding the city’s proposal to change tech companies that track gunfire.

Right now, Cleveland has ShotSpotter through April 2026.

On Friday, the council's public safety committee heard from Cleveland State University professors of criminology and sociology about their evaluation of ShotSpotter.

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The researchers said the technology is accurate and mostly reliable.

But the alerts from ShotSpotter have put more strain on police, creating longer response times for Priority 1 calls, which are the most serious.

Researchers also say people aren’t calling 911 because of distrust of police and backlash from neighbors.

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