Caribbean Crime app designers focus on campus security

The designers of a mobile crime alert application (app), which was soft-launched on the Android smartphone operating system in September, say they plan to earn from regional university campuses. So far, at least 1,000 users in Jamaica have downloaded the CrimeBot app, creating a small group of citizens conversing on an issue that has been plaguing the country for decades.

The downloads grew without marketing or advertising for the app developed by ThinkBrite design team. Previously the developers, ThinkBrite, projected generating $20 million in revenues from the app, which they hope will help to reduce crime levels. The app is free for users, but it charges advertisers. MORE