CrimeSpotter
South Africans can now stay more
informed on crime and safety issues in their neighbourhood through
CrimeSpotter. It combines technology and data from the community, which is then
shared.
The idea behind the app is to use
South Africans’ eyes and ears to report all crimes and provide any additional
information to create a modus operandi and to let others know how they can
avoid falling victim to a similar type of crime.
For example, most property crimes
can be prevented by taking simple steps, such as locking doors and removing
valuables from plain view. If people know that these types of crimes are being
reported in their neighbourhoods, they can better prepare their property.
Crimes are instantly mapped and
nearby users, police stations and community policing patrols alerted.
Crimes can then be searched or
browsed as pins on a map or in a timeline format.
Reporting incidents on CrimeSpotter
does not replace an official police report, and is done to alert others and to
contribute data to the central crime database.
Platform: Android and iOS
Stockists: Visit the CrimeSpotter
site here for
downloading instructions
Expect to pay: A free download and incidents can be reported anonymously.
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