Campus Crime Watch @ GSU is an app designed specifically for Georgia State University students with the aim to increase crime awareness among the students. It provides information about the past crimes that have occurred in or around the campus, on a google map. The crime data was collected from GSU police department and is dated from 2013 to 2015. Currently, the app supports 3 types of crimes - Robbery, Assault and Theft. The crimes are shown as markers on the map with the icon image representing the type of the crime.
Additionally, the app supports following features:
- Address Search
User can search for a location by entering its address in the search bar. The location will be shown on the map along with the crimes reported around it.
- Current Location
The app shows users current location on the map when current location button is tapped. Any crimes reported near users current location will also be shown
- Filter Support
Users can apply filters to the markers by selecting type of crime, time and date of the crime from the filters screen.
Acknowledgements:
Crime Data - Georgia State University Police Department
Advice/Guidance - Dr. Ying Zhu - Associate Professor - Department of Computer Science - Georgia State University