Installing just five gunshot sensors across the city would cost around $350,000 a year.Ĭity Council members Brian Johnson and Bill Galvin are among those questioning if public safety could be improved instead by hiring more officers and continuing to work with the city's recently established Neighborhood Response Team, in addition to its ongoing work with the National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform. If the city installed enough sensors to cover all 46 square miles, it would cost an estimated $3.3 million annually, but police officials note that the technology usually is set up only in neighborhoods with the highest rates of criminal activity. According to the most conservative estimates, it would cost up to $71,000 a year, per square mile.
While the initial half-a-million dollar investment would be paid for through American Rescue Plan Act funding, the city's taxpayers would be responsible for yearly operating costs. The surveillance technology, known as a gunshot detection system, works by pinpointing the exact location of where a gun was fired, identifying the style of weapon and whether multiple shooters are involved, and alerting the police department within minutes. GREEN BAY – The city is debating whether to spend $655,000 in federal money for sensors that alert police about gunfire, with some questioning if the technology would be worth the ongoing costs as Green Bay experiences a decline in violent crimes.
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