Q&F: Crime Spot

Michael (Admin) | Sep 25, 2009 Quick & Free, Utilities

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It’s crime day! Today is all about crime-related apps because it’s about damn time we rise up with our iPhones and take back our streets in a flurry of righteous social media! That, and because a CNN.com reporter wants to interview me about them. :razz:

Crime Spot is essentially a mobile version of your local Neighborhood Watch. It shows you a map of all of the nefarious happenings in your ‘hood as reported by other Crime Spot users over the past 24 hours and the past month, and it also gives you the opportunity to submit reports of your own.

I like what Crime Spot is trying to do, but unfortunately it’s really not all that great at doing it. For starters, you can only look at crime in your location. Nice, but what if I’m thinking about buying a house in East LA? You’re outta luck there unless you feel like manually pinching and swiping your way across the map. It also needs to implement some kind of credibility system because if I get bored enough I could litter my street with imaginary hookers and drug dealers just for fun! And maybe I already have…?

I think Excelltech and all the other developers who are trying to make a business out of iPhone crime apps are onto something, but Crime Spot just ain’t it. It’s free which is a good start, but right now this app is still too raw to be of much use.

iTunes Link – Crime Spot
Version 1.00
Reviewed on iPhone 3G OS3.1