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Ask HN:Is anyone working on crime related sites?
I've been tinkering with the idea of creating a crime reporting site but haven't come across many start-ups in this space. I was wondering if anyone is doing or has done anything similar?
- yan 17y agoAlways found it interesting, but haven't worked on it. Only thing that comes to mind are EveryBlock's(.com) crime sections.
- ErrantX 17y agoThe question is what do you do with the data? And where do you get cash? If your working closely with the Police forces etc. I suppose they might show an interest. But we work with police forces and I can tell you they are a pain to convince on "new technology" :)
- FreeRadical 17y agoI was thinking more along the lines of a social enterprise, maybe grant supported. Local councils (here in the UK) may be more welcoming.
- ErrantX 17y agoThe problem I forsee there is faked reports and it providing a forum for neighbourhood disputes. Any attempt to produce "crime figures/data" for an area might be subject to a lot of bias. (not that I think it's a bad idea; just some thoughts thatr occurred to me) Why not give it a shot: if there is no one in the sector it doesn't mean it is a dead end :D (it might mean it is a tough climb though)
- FreeRadical 17y agoI think the crime reporting would have to be anonymous, and maybe find a way to match similar instances (from different witnesses)
- ilamont 17y agoThis mashup involves official crime data from the Chicago PD: http://chicago.everyblock.com/crime/ http://chicago.everyblock.com/crime/ Maps, charts, etc. ... but I don't see how it's monetized. They've expanded to other cities recently (see list at bottom)
- FreeRadical 17y agoThanks, my take is slightly different, I'm looking at lettings users report crime anonymously, as opposed to aggregating official data.