"Everyone searches for the fastest route, but who’s looking for the safest?"
Suraksha isn’t just about getting from Point A to B—it’s about getting there safely. Our app prioritizes women’s safety by mapping the safest routes, avoiding crime-prone areas, and providing real-time crime awareness.
✅ Safest Routes First: Avoids areas with past crime incidents, ensuring a secure journey.
✅ Crime-Level Awareness: Color-coded markers highlight risk zones instantly.
✅ Community-Powered Future: Upcoming features will allow users to report incidents and help protect each other.
Building a safety-first navigation app with React Native Expo had its hurdles:
🔹 No Open-Source APIs: We couldn’t find free, reliable APIs for real-time routing and device tracking.
🔹 Lack of Crime Data: No publicly available datasets on crimes against women in Kolkata or other regions of India, so we had to manually curate our own data.
Despite these challenges, we pushed through to build Suraksha, a step toward safer travel for women! ✨