Crime prevention is everyones concern. One of the most outgrowing issue in the Philippines is crime and rape cases. Once a person is out in the house, there is no assurance of safety anymore, danger could be anywhere. That is why, safety must to be prioritized, because accident and crime is inevitable and people should be prepared all the time. “Personal alarm” is a proposal project to lessen crime rates, for security purposes and for self defense.
The personal alarm is already an existing product from SABRE, it is already having the specs that is extremely loud and in keychain size. The product will be improved and innovated for further improvements and uses. The personal alarm has “find me” function, it uses GPS and sends Google map links for location. There would be a flashlight in it and a mini swift knife. Once the button is pressed, it alarms the nearest police station and contacts the family or friends that are connected to the personal alarm.
The increasing number of crime and rape cases in the Philippines, is the reason why people should be prepared and aware all the time. Especially to the people who go home late since danger is everywhere, the personal alarm keychain is for security purposes.
The personal alarm keychain would help to lessen crime. There is an increasing number of crime cases in the Philippines, especially in Metro Manila. According to Macapagal (2018), crime against persons like homicide, physical injuries, and rape also went down, except for murder which saw an increase of 19,210 or 1.50 percent during the last two years. With the said current issue, the help of personal alarm keychain that has a feature of “find me” function, it would notify the nearest police station and to the people who are connected to the personal alarm keychain. The GPS would show specific location of the alarm.
The police would surely take time to arrive at the location of the person in danger. That is why there is a mini swift knife attached to the personal alarm keychain, in case of an attempt attack of the suspect. The swift knife will serve as a self defense of the person. The flashlight attached to the personal alarm would serve as light used for night time. Especially to the night duty personnel, it would be used to light their paths.
A personal alarm is a useful device that would help in emergency situations. People need to be able to call for help and the personal alarm will benefit all the people, especially to the people who go home late. It is very beneficial for people who live by themselves, like the senior citizens and those who have problems with mobility.
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