Celebratory Gunfire Shames Kansas City Chiefs Kingdom

Big picture . . . This "reporting" works to justify a controversial bit of tech that hasn't really been very useful in preventing local violence.

Once again . . . 

Kansas City residents might notice that ShotSpotter tech is mostly used for surveillance and not crime prevention or enforcement.

Here's some data as law enforcement listens closely to local neighborhoods but hasn't found any persuasive arguments against dangerous post-game gunfire . . .

The Kansas City Police Department says the gunshot detection service ShotSpotter shows the problem getting worse.

In 2023, when the Chiefs won the divisional round playoff game, ShotSpotter recorded 33 rounds. This year, the detection system recorded 147 rounds. When the Chiefs won the AFC championship in 2023, it recorded 102 rounds. This week, that number rose to 130 rounds.

In 2023, Kansas City broke its homicide record with 182 homicides recorded across the city. But homicides aren’t the only measure of consequences from gunfire, celebratory or not, said Tom Chittum, the current senior vice president at SoundThinking, the company that runs the ShotSpotter system.

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Celebratory gunfire after Chiefs games is getting worse

As the Chiefs gear up for a Super Bowl appearance, data show that Kansas Citians are participating in more celebratory gunfire in 2024.

Celebratory gunfire after Kansas City Chiefs games is getting worse

Chiefs fans gather in the Power & Light District after the Super Bowl win in 2020. A Kansas City lawmaker wants the Chiefs to make a statement about celebratory gunfire after major wins (Zach Bauman/The Beacon) As the Kansas City Chiefs get ready for a Super Bowl appearance with the San Francisco 49ers on Feb.

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