Gunshot detection market seen reaching $2.42B by 2030

The gunshot detection system market is projected to grow from $1.57 billion in 2025 to $1.72 billion in 2026, with demand driven by urban safety concerns and faster emergency response needs. The Business Research Company says the market could reach $2.42 billion by 2030 as AI filtering, multi-sensor tools and smart-city deployments expand.

Why it matters: - Gunshot detection systems are becoming a core public-safety tool as cities, campuses and transit hubs look for faster ways to locate shootings and alert responders. - The market’s projected growth points to continued spending on security infrastructure, software and sensor networks. - Faster detection can shorten response times and support law enforcement decision-making during active incidents.

What happened: - The Business Research Company projected the gunshot detection system market will rise from $1.57 billion in 2025 to $1.72 billion in 2026. - The report puts the market on a path to $2.42 billion by 2030. - The report says the market grew on broader deployment of acoustic sensor networks, centralized detection software, mobile alert integration and camera modules. - The release was issued June 11, 2026, from London. - A free sample of the report is available here. - The full report is available here.

The details: - The 2026 forecast implies 9.6% annual growth from 2025 to 2026. - The 2030 forecast implies 8.9% annual growth over the longer period. - The report says AI-based false-alarm filtering is improving detection reliability. - Incident mapping and analytics tools are gaining use to help law enforcement interpret events faster. - Smart-city security projects are increasingly including gunshot detection features. - Demand is rising for scalable systems that can cover large public infrastructure and transportation hubs. - Integrated multi-sensor platforms combining acoustic, optical and infrared technologies are emerging as a way to improve accuracy. - The report points to real-time acoustic triangulation, city-wide surveillance integration, mobile and soldier-mounted units, indoor detection in commercial buildings and hybrid detection methods as key trends. - A gunshot detection system automatically identifies, locates and alerts authorities to gunfire incidents. - These systems typically rely on acoustic sensors that capture the sound signature of gunshots. - Some systems add infrared or optical sensors to improve detection accuracy. - Once a gunshot is detected, the system calculates the location in real time and relays the information to emergency responders. - The report says gun-related incidents include shootings, armed assaults and offenses involving imitation weapons. - The report also says greater firearm availability has helped drive more of these incidents. - In September 2024, UK Office for National Statistics data showed firearm-related offenses rose 6% in the year ending March 2024 to 6,447 incidents from 6,060 a year earlier. - The UK increase was largely driven by a 23% rise in offenses involving imitation firearms.

Between the lines: - The forecast suggests buyers are moving beyond basic gunfire detection and toward systems that combine verification, mapping and data tools. - AI and multi-sensor platforms appear to be the main route to reducing false alarms, a persistent hurdle for safety systems. - The emphasis on smart cities and large venues indicates the market is broadening from law-enforcement use alone to wider infrastructure security. - North America’s lead suggests mature security spending and deployment capacity, while Asia-Pacific’s faster growth reflects new urban security investment.

What’s next: - The report expects continued adoption of AI filtering, integrated multi-sensor systems and analytics-heavy platforms through 2030. - Future growth is likely to follow smart-city programs, transit security upgrades and indoor deployments in commercial buildings. - The Business Research Company says its 2026 market reports include market attractiveness scoring, TAM analysis, company scoring matrices, forecasting dashboards and trend visuals. - The Business Research Company says it offers more than 17,500 reports across 27 industries and 60 geographies. - The company also says its Global Market Model is designed to support updated forecasts and decision-making.

The bottom line: - Gunshot detection is shifting from a niche security technology to a broader urban safety and infrastructure market, with AI and multi-sensor systems shaping the next phase of growth.