Update:This story has been updated to include a response from the NYPD received after publication.
New York Citys contract with SoundThinking, the company behind ShotSpotter, is set to expire this month.
By that point, the city will have paid the company more than $54 million for the technology.
A computer monitor showing details of a ShotSpotter alert.© Albany Times Union
It concluded that only 13 percent of the alerts could be conclusively tied to gunfire.
This year, Chicagocanceledits contract with SoundThinking.
SoundThinking has criticized the methodology behind each report showing that most ShotSpotter alerts cant be linked to actual shootings.
ShotSpotter remains an integral tool in the NYPDs mission of addressing gun violence and keeping the public safe.
NYPD will continue to evaluate emerging technologies to provide the best safety for the City of New York.
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