>> majority of Chicagoans believe gunshot detection system would likely reduce violent crime.

But they are also concerned that could lead to unnecessary arrests and waste officers.

Time.

That's according to a new survey conducted by Norc at the University of Chicago commissioned by W T Tw News.

And our Heather Sharon joins us now with more on this.

Heather, few issues have been more controversial in the past several years.

And Mayor Brandon Johnson's decision to scrap shot spotter.

What is this new survey tell us?

Well, it told us that a wide majority of Chicago and 69%, in fact, agreed that a gunshot detection system could send officers more quickly to incidents of gun violence.

And they say majority said that they believe that that will help reduce gun violence across the city.

52 1%, in fact.

>> But as you said, there are some concerns.

A majority of Chicagoans.

52% are concerns that the new system would likely send officers to not bona fide reports of gunfire and waste their time.

Also those alerts, they're worried they said could result in unnecessary arrest.

that is why this issue has been a hot button like none other and why there's no clear path for what Brendan Johnson with like to have a second term to decide to from indeed.

How did those results breakdown across the city?

Well, it's interesting because the poll found that black and Latino residents are far more likely to want a gunshot detection system into believe it could reduce crime in their neighborhoods than white residents or those who live on the north in the northwest side.

Now, this is interesting because, of course, when ShotSpotter was active in Chicago, only operated on the south and West sides.

And we, of course, know that those neighborhoods are have suffered under the most consistent crime and violence in Chicago for decades now, this poll it comes as the mayor has changed course on plans to test new gunshot detection technology.

What's the latest?

There won't late last month Wt Tw News was the first to report that the mayor had announced a new pilot program would be tested in 6 south and West Side police district of a new gunshot detection system.

But we learned last week that the mayor's office has decided to change course and will test more than one system on the south and the West side.

Perhaps all of the firms that are vying for that very lucrative city contract that has been up for grabs for nearly 2 years.

How that pilot program will be judged when it will start when it we're still asking those audition.

It sounds so many questions unanswered.

Okay.

Heather Sharon keeping our eye on it for us.

Thank you.

Thanks.

Brandis.

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