Crime mapping report mobile application using GIS

Criminal rates around Metro Manila has been increasing over the past years and it remains a challenge for Philippine National Police (PNP) to get accurate data because of some unreported crimes. As cited from PNP NCPRO officials that unreported crimes rate as much as 60% which presents a worsening peace and order situation in the country. As the new era strengthens the advances of technology, reporting of crime incidents in real time is now possible using the smartphones. Different tools and techniques are being used in order to address the issues of crime but implementing the Geographic Information System (GIS) through mobile application is not yet common. Thus, this papers intends to create a GIS-based android mobile application to report crime on a location-based information. This will let the students be aware that a crime has taken place by using the smartphones. This research will benefit both the local police and citizens living in Metro Manila. This project also aims to protect students in Ubelt campuses who are the usual target victims of the crimes.