alertpage.ai

Web and SaaS

public safety incident maps

SHOW HN2025

29points
5comments
#1,680of 3,837 in 2025
Top 44%of 2025 by points

How HN took it

QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project

1 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 3 comments about the project.

Idea: 1 for, 1 against

The thread, comment by comment

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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

What people liked

  • Useful visual, searchable take on police scanner apps

    From 1 comment
    • This is so cool - it reminds me of the police scanner apps but with a visual and searchable. Can't wait to see more departments added. How are you storing the transcripts for…
      mingos_ on HN

Objections

  • Covers only one county, so it misses the wider Dallas-Fort Worth area

    From 1 comment
    • I live near DFW. I found the link to those reports and noticed that every one of them is from Dallas County. There are none from Tarrant County (Fort Worth is in Tarrant County)…
      doodlebugging on HN

Requests

  • Add more departments and regions

    From 2 comments
    • This is so cool - it reminds me of the police scanner apps but with a visual and searchable. Can't wait to see more departments added. How are you storing the transcripts for…
      mingos_ on HN
    • I live near DFW. I found the link to those reports and noticed that every one of them is from Dallas County. There are none from Tarrant County (Fort Worth is in Tarrant County)…
      doodlebugging on HN
  • Add colored markers to filter by incident type or frequency

    From 1 comment
    • thank you I like that you're adding historical analysis - it reminds me of some similar ideas I've seen in the past, like the opportunity atlas…
      mingos_ on HN

Questions

  • How are transcripts stored and for how long

    From 1 comment
    • This is so cool - it reminds me of the police scanner apps but with a visual and searchable. Can't wait to see more departments added. How are you storing the transcripts for…
      mingos_ on HN

Alternatives named

  • Citizen

    From 1 comment
  • Police scanner apps

    From 1 comment
    • This is so cool - it reminds me of the police scanner apps but with a visual and searchable. Can't wait to see more departments added. How are you storing the transcripts for…
      mingos_ on HN

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