CrimeSync is a platform that monitors of crimes and penalties in Sierra Leone

• crime

White Collar Crime Risk Zones uses machine learning to predict where financial crimes are mostly likely to occur across the US. To learn about our methodology, read our white paper.

• white collar crime

• Civic maps
• Artistic interventions

By developing and equipping a global network of investigative journalists and publishing their stories, OCCRP exposes crime and corruption so the public can hold power to account.

• Media
• Watchdogging and transparency
• Journalism

MeMeZa Shout Crime Prevention was started in 2012 and it specializes in providing affordable innovative Connected Community Safety Technology, with a special focus on the most vulnerable people in society.

A freely browsable database of crimes reported in Chicago.

• crime

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Graveyard

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Data schemas and standards

Location-based personal safety app that integrates with Tinder, emergency services

• crime
• domestic violence
• apps

• Location
• Emergency services

Horizontal works with human rights defenders and frontline activists in highly repressive environments–in places where dissent is a crime, where basic freedoms are routinely trampled on. But developing technology that is genuinely empowering is about more than tech, it's about who develops and how.

• Digital security and privacy
• Civic apps outfits
• Digital rights

Modern administrative data—from 311 and 911 calls to building permit applications to Tweets—offer a detailed view of events and conditions across the city.

• census
• cities

• Civic data
• Narrative tech
• Urban planning

Following the example of the whistleblowers site Wikileaks we opened this site to promote transparency and fight the nexus of organized crime and political corruption in the Balkan states.

• Watchdogging and transparency
• News and blogs

MANS is a non-governmental organization that fights against corruption and organized crime affecting Montenegro.

• Advocacy tech
• Watchdogging and transparency
• Government transparency

Connect and live more safely. Citizen is a personal safety network that empowers you to protect yourself and the people and places you care about. Download for COVID-19 contact tracing, access to real-time 911 alerts, instant help from crisis responders, and safety tracking for friends and families. https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kv88q/citizen-los-angeles-car-private-security https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/18/business/citizen-app-arson-wildfire-devin-hilton.html

• apps
• crime

ANCIR partners with investigative newsrooms to produce data-driven investigative reports using social network analysis, entity analysis and open source intelligence.

• Media
• Investigative journalism tech
• Open-source intelligence (OSINT)

Mnemonic is an NGO dedicated to archiving, investigating and memorializing digital information documenting human rights violations and international crimes.

• human rights
• trainings

• Media
• Fight disinformation
• Ethical tech and responsible tech

Documenting the use of defensive urban design in the Greater Toronto Area and beyond.

• cities
• place-based

• Archives
• Artistic interventions

Africa’s first investigative environmental journalism unit, which combines traditional investigative reporting with data analysis and geo-mapping to expose offenses and track crime syndicates

• Sustainable cities and communities

• Media
• Watchdogging and transparency
• Investigative journalism tech

The Fellowship Program is a 6-month program supported by Code for Pakistan, the KP IT Board, and the World Bank, where a team of talented researchers, designers, community organizers, and developers collaborate to build apps, inspire citizen engagement, improve government, and show how to innovate in public services. These apps can help solve problems in a variety of public domains, such as healthcare, crime, disaster management, citizen engagement, transportation, traffic, education, etc.

• Fellowships

Open Justice Oklahoma (OJO) seeks to improve understanding of our justice system through analysis of public data.

• Civic data
• Justice tech

An engagement program

• homelessness
• crime
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy
• Digital participation platforms

KivuHub is a community hub of entrepreneurs, developers, business and startups with the right technological skills and business.

• Decent work and economic growth

• Hubs

Analyzes satellite imagery to detect on the ground conflict and/or human rights violations using remote sensing and digital forensics.

• human rights

• The Tech
• Emerging tech
• Emerging Tech Projects

Open Secrets is a non-profit organisation which exposes and builds accountability for private sector economic crimes through investigative research, advocacy, and the law.

Justice Today is a mobile application that protects citizens from crime and utilizes artificial intelligence to educate citizens on the steps to take when victimized. The platform also allows citizens to report crime in real time

• Communicating with the government

Harnessing Data Science to Measure and Counter Hate Speech & Crime

• harassment
• racial equity

• The Tech
• Media
• Civic data

Investigative Dashboard makes public documents (such as financial or property records) searchable and more useful for journalists investigating money laundering or corruption.

• The Tech
• Media
• Advocacy tech

New York City partnered with behavioral economics firm ideas42 and the University of Chicago Crime Lab to test simple “nudges” to get people to court; text reminders improved appearance rates, resulting in thousands fewer arrest warrants

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Organize campaigns

Mulika allows users to annoymously report corruption by government officials and other crimes through SMS. Userscan report a case by sending a text message, which is forwarded to relevant officials.

• The Tech
• Organize campaigns
• Advocacy tech

An open, civic tech community in public safety and crime.

• criminal justice

• Civic data
• Help out
• Pro bono and volunteer

Impact Hub Harare prides itself for being a catalyst of social impact.

• Hubs

PredPol’s software technology enables law enforcement agencies to better prevent crime in their communities by generating daily predictions on the places and times that crimes are most likely to occur during any patrol shift.

• crime

• Artificial Intelligence
• Emerging tech

ShotSpotter is the leader in gunshot detection solutions that helps law enforcement officials and security personnel identify, locate and deter gun violence. Our public safety solution, ShotSpotter Flex, is deployed in urban, high-crime areas to help identify, locate and deter gun violence by accurately detecting and locating gunshots and sending real-time alerts to law enforcement.

• The Tech
• Emerging tech
• Smart Cities and sensors

the home of online investigations

• The Tech
• Media
• Emerging tech

Kumpulan cerita tentang orang, studi kasus, penelitian kami, dan wajah kota yang selalu berubah yang Anda jalani. // Qlue is a crowd-sourcing smartphone app where the users can report various incidents such as flooding, crime, fires or waste-related issues.

• apps
• cities

• The Tech
• Govtech

Putting Technology in Its Place to Reclaim Our Urban Future

• books
• cities

• The Tech
• Emerging tech
• Smart Cities and sensors