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Uruguay's Hot New Crime App Is a Bit of a Hot Mess
Anyone can report an incident on CityCop, but it's not at all clear what that means.
A new crime reporting smartphone app has become an addictive new habit for concerned citizens of Montevideo, Uruguay. But the crowdsourced data produced by CityCop might be creating more problems than it really solves.
CityCop was downloaded more than 25,000 times in just the first few weeks after its launch, and has already been used to report over 20,000 “incidents.” Keep in mind there are only 3.2 million people in all of Uruguay.