Reimagining “Neighborhood Watch” with the Eyetem app: Helping fight organized crime in Los Angeles communities
As crime spikes in major cities around the US, communities are rethinking the way they communicate with one another and law enforcement to promote safety and identify suspicious activities that may lead to crimes. Eyetem allows neighbors to communicate with each other and law enforcement without sharing their personal information. Communities with vigilant neighbors who share information that affects public safety, can report and react to potential threats quicker—keeping their neighborhoods safer.
Los Angeles street gangs are behind brazen robberies in which people are followed home from fancy locations, stripped of a fortune in jewelry or other goods and sometimes shot, police said Tuesday.
The LA Times also reported that:
The area with the most robberies during that time was the LAPD’s Hollywood Division, with 50, followed by 46 in the Wilshire Division and 40 in the Central Division, which includes downtown. The Pacific Division had 17, West L.A. 15, North Hollywood 14 and Topanga 11.
Crime affects neighborhoods of all economic backgrounds, and Eyetem allows neighbors to communicate and coordinate with each other when something seems out of place. When the entire neighborhood uses its eyes and ears in the Eyetem app collectively to crowdsource information about what is happening, the community is stronger. And, Eyetem users are not required to submit any personal information to join the platform. This makes joining the platform easy and less intrusive than other apps that require your name, email address, or other information. Eyetem has updated crime data in Los Angeles, Washington DC, and San Francisco today.
If you are concerned about growing crime or other activities in your neighborhood, download the Eyetem app today and tell your neighbors to join you. You can help to reimagine neighborhood watch in your community.