Development of “Aruite Mi Mai,” A Walking Application for Crime Prevention for Safe and Secure City Development

Abstract

To realize city development that allows people to live safely and securely, (1) citizens should have accurate perspectives on safety, (2) local stakeholders such as administrators, companies, and residents should share various kinds of risk information based on these perspectives, and (3) local stakeholders should create a safe community and tackle necessary problems. Therefore, we developed a mobile app to support users in learning perspectives on crime prevention through city patrol activities and in sharing the contents as risk information. In this paper, we discuss the usefulness of the app based on data from practical use and describe the prospects for supporting the formation of safe communities in the future.