Take a Byte Out of Crime
Posted by goodmind on May 23rd, 2008
SpotCrime (beta) is the most comprehensive online source of crime information. It is slightly unsettling that a glorified Google crime map is a better resource than say, the National Sex Offender Registry. By the same token, such a state of affairs does speak to the effectiveness and efficiency of co-rendered crime watching and reporting, particularly on a local level.
However, in many ways, the interactive map features of Grand Theft Auto are superior than what SpotCrime offers users. The standard bubbly Web 2.0 iconography is slightly out of place in this instance, and doesn’t quite convey the gravity of the situation (for instance, the theft icon looks like a jaywalker). Plus, there’s no way to report DUI’s, a major oversight in our opinion, especially in the Hollywood/Beverly Hills region.
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