FabSwingers.com forum: Online mapping crime . . . for better public safety. . .

By *atEvolution OP Couple
over a year ago

atlantisEVOLUTION Swingers Club. Stoke.

https://news.sky.com/story/new-online-map-allows-public-to-report-unsafe-areas-to-police-12397183

"New online map allows public to report unsafe areas to police

The data will be collected and used to make places safer, through night-time patrols or better lighting, and is primarily aimed at tackling violence against women and girls.

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Safeguarding minister Victoria Atkins said: "No one should fear walking the streets, but for too many women and girls, the threat of intimidation and harassment whilst going about their everyday lives is all too familiar.

"StreetSafe allows the public to flag concerns directly to police, ensuring that those responsible for making our streets safer use the data to improve safety and understand how local areas can better respond."

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not bad in theory but anonymous reporting is shit. It doesn't stop people from 'spam reporting' just because they're dicks.

Also, I'd add that in our town, we all know where the hotspot for attacks on women and girls is, still the police don't patrol it often enough

By *ittleAcornMan
over a year ago

Anything reliant on money being spent at present is doomed to failure.

Will councils be forced to install lighting? They are struggling to do the basics at present.