Stay Safe Crime Map of San Francisco eBook Michael Gard
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“Which is the bad side of town?”
As a stranger in a strange place, we’ve all asked the question.
Now, the Stay Safe series provides streetwise travelers with clear, at-the-fingertips answers.
Each volume…
- Has been carefully researched, employing governmental, law enforcement and other data;
- Has been optimized for the kindle and compatible devices;
- Offers multiple pages of electronic street maps; maps that display in B&W or color according to the e-reader’s specifications;
- Is comprehensible at a moment’s glance, clearly pinpointing the city’s sketchier blocks and neighborhoods;
- Includes detailed personal safety advice.
This volume maps the more dangerous, higher crime districts of San Francisco, California.
Stay Safe Crime Map of San Francisco eBook Michael Gard
San Francisco looks safer than it is, because it doesn't have large areas of badly run-down buildings. Thus the "Stay Safe Crime Map of San Francisco" is definitely a good idea. However, it needs more work and some fine-tuning.The main problem with the app, is that all of the maps use the exact same crosshatching pattern to indicate "dangerous" areas, without using different patterns to indicate the types of crimes that are most common in different areas. For example, crimes in the downtown financial district are more likely to be stolen wallets or purses, while crimes in the Tenderloin are more likely to be prostitution, muggings, or stabbings. Thus I feel pretty safe downtown, but generally avoid the Tenderloin. Both areas look equally bad on the included maps.
Also, crosshatching appears in most areas where crowds collect (for example, near BART stations), even though these areas are not unusually dangerous (given that San Francisco is a densely populated, big city). And crosshatching is completely missing from the Civic Center proper, and from the more remote and dangerous areas of Golden Gate Park, where one may encounter, respectively, aggressive panhandlers or homeless encampments.
The maps themselves are attractive, and there is a Zoom feature that makes them fairly easy to read on my Kindle Fire. The maps in the first release can be glitchy: on the Fire, the wider maps sometimes display in landscape mode in the vertical position, and in portrait mode in the horizontal position.
Overall, I rate this app at 3 stars, because the maps are somewhat over-inclusive in identifying particular areas as "dangerous". (Although I no longer live in San Francisco, I visit the City at least twice a month on business, and read the SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE daily, so I'm still familiar with City streets and City crime.) In addition to consulting this app, tourists who want to stay safe in San Francisco should always pay reasonable attention to their surroundings, and should also keep in mind that the hills are generally safer than the flatlands.
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Stay Safe Crime Map of San Francisco eBook Michael Gard Reviews
Up front, I was offered a free copy of the Stay Safe Crime Map of San Francisco and was asked for a review. I get a lot of review requests and rarely take authors up on the offers (I just have too huge of a To-Be-Read pile). But this guide caught my eye. What a useful idea!
I have a Fire and read the maps on it. The maps are very clear, easy-to-read and use, with a limited zoom feature. There is a larger map with areas delineated and marked with their common names - e,g. Fisherman's Wharf, Telegraph Hill - and breaking the city into more manageable chunks. I do wish each individual map had the identifying name PLUS the number on it so I didn't have to flip back and forth to identify areas. The contents page IS interactive and able to take you directly to each area with a click.
The crime areas are marked with crosshatching. It would be helpful to have different crosshatchings to show what TYPE of crimes are most predominant in a certain area. But this is a great start.
There is also a section on general safety at the end of each guide. Helpful addition.
I liked this guide so much I bought guides for Stay Safe Crime Map of Baltimore;Stay Safe Crime Map of Washington DC;Stay Safe Crime Map of New York City; and Stay Safe Crime Map of Las Vegas. It was interesting to see that large cities internationally, such as London and Paris, are represented too.
I would hope that with buying the guides I also get free updated information on each city. Plus, personally I would love to get guides on Denver and Portland.
I would also think these would be very sellable in hard copy brochure form, clear coated, for old school people without smartphones, etc. Also, the maps are easy to read on my Fire but I wonder just how clear they would be on a much smaller screen, such as a smartphone.
San Francisco is one of the most interesting, cultured and exciting cities in the United States, and it attracts millions of tourists per year. But like all major cities, it has a dark side - areas or neighborhoods with higher crime rates than others.
The first-time visitor may naturally be wondering where the "good parts' of town are, and which are the "bad." You could ask around when you get there, or maybe do a bit of research beforehand - but maybe there is a faster, easier way to get a head's up.
Michael Gard has stepped in with a quick and convenient solution which leverages the . His "Stay Safe in San Francisco Crime Map" is formatted for the and provides maps of the entire city with those "problematic" areas shaded in with a diagonal cross-hatch pattern.
So this is basically a series of 11 maps, including a key map page, which very quickly and easily shows the reader which sections of the city tend to experience higher crimes. I was viewing this document on my bottom-of-the-line 6" black-n-white screen. The streets and names are tiny and somewhat difficult to read, but overall, practical enough. This set of "Crime Maps" will obviously be better viewed with larger devices with larger screens, and color.
Gard also offers some crime tips, and shows some sensitivity in suggesting that the purpose of his document is to not show where the "ghettos" are. He writes "By no means are all such zones ghettos." Rather, he is simply suggesting that it doesn't hurt to know, based on his research, where crime is more likely to occur in San Francisco so that you can avoid those areas if you want to.
I imagine if this set of ebook maps are a success, many other cities will follow, and maps of other cities are already available, a quick net search tells me. I can find no fault with what he's trying to do here. This is a high-quality document which seeks to serve a need and provide people with useful information.
San Francisco looks safer than it is, because it doesn't have large areas of badly run-down buildings. Thus the "Stay Safe Crime Map of San Francisco" is definitely a good idea. However, it needs more work and some fine-tuning.
The main problem with the app, is that all of the maps use the exact same crosshatching pattern to indicate "dangerous" areas, without using different patterns to indicate the types of crimes that are most common in different areas. For example, crimes in the downtown financial district are more likely to be stolen wallets or purses, while crimes in the Tenderloin are more likely to be prostitution, muggings, or stabbings. Thus I feel pretty safe downtown, but generally avoid the Tenderloin. Both areas look equally bad on the included maps.
Also, crosshatching appears in most areas where crowds collect (for example, near BART stations), even though these areas are not unusually dangerous (given that San Francisco is a densely populated, big city). And crosshatching is completely missing from the Civic Center proper, and from the more remote and dangerous areas of Golden Gate Park, where one may encounter, respectively, aggressive panhandlers or homeless encampments.
The maps themselves are attractive, and there is a Zoom feature that makes them fairly easy to read on my Fire. The maps in the first release can be glitchy on the Fire, the wider maps sometimes display in landscape mode in the vertical position, and in portrait mode in the horizontal position.
Overall, I rate this app at 3 stars, because the maps are somewhat over-inclusive in identifying particular areas as "dangerous". (Although I no longer live in San Francisco, I visit the City at least twice a month on business, and read the SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE daily, so I'm still familiar with City streets and City crime.) In addition to consulting this app, tourists who want to stay safe in San Francisco should always pay reasonable attention to their surroundings, and should also keep in mind that the hills are generally safer than the flatlands.
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