Today’s guest is an MIT Innovator Under 35 for Latin America. His TEDx talk on Science & Technology helped to formulate the idea for his latest company. Please welcome to the show, Nadim Curi. Nadim is the Co-Founder & CEO at CrimeoMeter. Nadim joins the host Anna Redmond to talk about the use of crime data and how it can be interpreted.

Takeaways:

• The biggest misconception that people have about crime data is that they tend to think it has an inherent bias or racism which skews it.
• At least 70% of crimes don’t get reported to authorities for two main reasons; bureaucracy or fear. This creates a large discrepancy between the crimes that are actually getting reported and ones that aren’t.
• In the future, Nadim sees CrimeoMeter being used to send you notifications when you are entering a high crime area. This can provide real time relevant information to users which can help to save a life.
• When you are looking at the crime data in your area, you should always take into account a normalized volume to understand if the numbers are high or low. Anything below 50 is below the national average, and above 50 is above the national average.
• Most people think that they can rely on their instincts and experiences and can determine themselves if an area is safe. However, this is actually the opposite way you should be doing this as criminals can use the same logic.
• In many cases, more than 80% of 911 calls are irrelevant to the use of 911 and create an issue of the misuse of the emergency line.

Quote of the Show:

3:14 “70% of crimes that don't get reported to authorities today are basically for two main reasons; Bureaucracy or fear.”

Links:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/nadimcuri?lang=en
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadimcuri/
• Website: https://www.crimeometer.com/
• TEDx: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edVMjO55WyQ&ab_channel=CityCop

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