How can a city effectively address real-time safety concerns and provide residents with actionable information in challenging environments? How can community-driven data and navigation technology be combined to enhance public safety? Seeking to improve safety and provide real-time alerts, Onde Tem Tiroteio and Waze partnered to integrate critical safety information for residents of Rio de Janeiro. Our collaboration helped achieve key objectives to:

• Provide real-time, community-sourced information about dangerous areas.
• Integrate critical safety data into a widely used navigation platform.
• Enhance safety for residents, particularly parents and vulnerable populations.
• Improve navigation for essential services, such as delivery and taxi drivers.

By combining the strengths of community reporting and real-time navigation, Onde Tem Tiroteio and Waze have created a powerful tool that empowers residents to make informed decisions and navigate the city safely.

Impact

To enhance safety and empower residents, the partnership:

• Leveraged Onde Tem Tiroteio’s community-driven platform to gather real-time reports on shootings and dangerous areas.
• Integrated this critical safety data into the Waze navigation app, providing drivers with immediate alerts about potential hazards.
• Increased safety for residents by enabling them to avoid dangerous areas, especially benefiting parents and vulnerable populations.
• Improved navigation for delivery drivers and taxi services, enabling them to find safer routes and minimize risks.