Bneighbourly

Bneighbourly is a crime-reporting app that is designed to help communities report and track crimes in real-time. It offers features like SOS alerts, location-based crime updates, and community verification to ensure accurate reporting. The app also provides weather, disaster, and emergency alerts to keep users informed and safe.

Project Duration

6 months

Technical Implementation

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Problem Statement

  • Ineffective crime reporting compromises public safety.
  • Authenticity of crime reports is often unreliable.
  • Limited motivation limits community engagement in addressing social issues.
  • Quickly verifying crime locations remains a constant challenge.
  • Real-time disaster and weather alerts are critically lacking.

Our Solution

  • Enabled real-time crime reporting with location and photos.
  • Introduced community verification to validate reports.
  • Randomized rewards to prevent misuse and ensure valid contributions.
  • Integrated map view with priority levels for quick location validation.
  • Automated crime categorization for faster and more efficient reporting.
  • Provided location-based notifications for timely incident alerts.

Key Features

Design Process

User Persona

Chijioke Okafor 

Age: 39

Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria

Occupation: Police Officer

Bio

Chijioke uses real-time crime reporting on Bneighbourly to track incidents on the map and prioritize urgent cases for faster response.

Goals

  • Respond to crimes quickly with reliable, real-time updates

Frustrations

  • Slow or unverified crime reports hinder fast action.

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Ireti Adebayo

Age: 45

Hometown: Abuja, Nigeria

Occupation: NGO Coordinator

Story

Ireti uses Bneighbourly’s community verification system to validate reports before alerting her community, ensuring only genuine incidents are shared.

Goals

  • Ensure her community receives accurate alerts during emergencies.

Frustrations

  • Difficulty in distinguishing between hoax reports and actual incidents.

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Empathy Map

Thinking:

  • Needs real-time crime updates for quick response.

Seeing:

  • Struggles with unverified and delayed reports.

Saying & Doing:

  • “I need reliable crime data.” Tracks and prioritizes incidents.

Hearing:

  • Colleagues recommend tools for efficient crime management.

Thinking:

  • Needs to verify incidents before sharing.

Seeing:

  • Struggles with hoax reports.

Saying & Doing:

  • “I need accurate information.” Validates and shares reports.

Hearing:

  • Peers suggest tools for safer community alerts.

User Journey Mapping

Awareness & Discovery

Users find Bneighbourly via social media, news, and community referrals.

Onboarding & Personalization

New users sign up, verify phone numbers, and grant location access.

Exploring Core Features

Users report crimes, upload images, and track incidents on the map.

Community Verification

Users verify crime reports through community input and receive alerts for nearby incidents.

Exploring Core Features

Users report crimes, upload images, and track incidents on the map.

User Flow

Stats

  • Built to address Nigeria’s crime index of 66.2, ranking 8th globally in 2024.
  • Designed to improve safety amidst 9.85 homicides per 100,000 people.
  • Integrated SOS alerts to combat 536 kidnapping fatalities across 28 states.
  • Developed map tracking for rural areas with 892 banditry fatalities in 2023.
  • Community verification compensates for Nigeria’s 1:540 police-to-population ratio.
  • Reward system engages 60% of crimes committed by individuals under 30.
  • Aims to reduce 2.5% annual GDP losses caused by high crime rates.
  • Features address the 76% of Nigerians who feel unsafe in their communities.

High-Fidelity Design

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