Crimespotter facility

Crimespotter is a facility within the www.Mobilitate.co.za website for monitoring and managing incidents of crime within a specified area. A Crimespotter CPF has been setup for the J Bay area, and a few recent crimes have been posted. 

Crimespotter is basically a replacement for the Gotcha crime reporting website that Trevor Watkins has maintained for the last 6 months. Residents can register on Mobilitate and report any crimes or suspicious activity in our area.

The article below is from the Crimespotter development team.

Once again I would like to welcome you to the CrimeSpotter community, and take this opportunity to give you an update as to how things are progressing. Over the past few months our development team has been working hard to further tailor our system to better fit your specific needs. This has proved successful and we are growing on a daily basis. Before reading any further please keep in mind that CrimeSpotter is a Social Community Initiative birthed in the spirit of the ‘Lead SA Campaign’, and thus, all services and functionalities offered by us are 100% free of charge and always will be.

A few of our popular functionalities that you may already know about are as follows:

·         Free SMS crime alerts can be sent across all members that are registered with your CPF/Network on our system. (This can only be done by the CPF/Network creator and those approved as managers)

·         Suspicious vehicle registry which is cross searchable across all CPFs/Networks  that have been created on our system. (Suspicious vehicles can only be logged by CPF creators and approved managers – for security and info verification reasons)

·         Map based crime reporting accurate to specific streets and crossings, to easily identify hot spots in your area. (Using a map system similar to that of Google Maps)

·         The events calendar functionality which automatically sends a notification to all your registered members via email. (Great for notifications of CPF meetings, fund raisers and general reminders)

·         A customizable patrol schedule which will automatically send a reminder to your patrollers regarding their shift, 24 hours before hand via email, and 20 minutes before the start of their shift via SMS. (Patrol schedules can only be viewed by approved managers  and patrollers)

To further assist you in communicating with your members you can now:

·         Send a bulk email across all members registered with your CPF/Network

·         Message any person who has requested to join your CPF/Network on CrimeSpotter. (This will enable you to further verify and validate the person’s credentials)

Struggling to get your members on board? We can now offer you the option to bulk register your existing members, helping you to streamline your operation. Use us as a platform to structure your CPF/Network or as an effective supplement. I would also like to encourage you to log any suspicious vehicles in your area, and use the discussion forum on the CrimeSpotter home page to report any criminal activity or patterns you have identified. Knowledge is power and this information needs to be shared across all CPF’s/Networks. Crime has seized our communities, and communication is the key to us reclaiming our safety and security. 

If I could be of any assistance to you, or if you have other questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

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