Case Study: Miami Police Department Achieves Faster Homicide Investigations with SoundThinking’s RTCC and CGIC Workflows

Miami Police Department closes a 4-homicide case in 36 hours with SoundThinking

The Miami Police Department faced challenges in investigating firearm crimes due to outdated ballistic intelligence and a lack of integrated real-time data. To address this, they partnered with SoundThinking and utilized its ShotSpotter gunshot detection service as a core component of their investigative workflow.

SoundThinking's solution enabled the Miami PD to integrate their Real-Time Crime Center and Crime Gun Intelligence Center. This allowed for rapid ballistic analysis through an in-house NIBIN machine and real-time coordination following ShotSpotter alerts. The results were a 66-71% improvement in case clearance rates and the successful resolution of a multi-homicide investigation that led to a life sentence for a suspect.

Miami Police Department