This month, an office worker in his 50s was arrested on suspicion of violating the Tokyo Metropolitan Anti-nuisance Ordinance for touching the body of a teenage woman in a JR train.
The victim was arrested by using the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's crime prevention app, which is useful for combating molestation.
According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, on the morning of the 15th of this month, a male office worker in his 50s was suspected of violating the Tokyo Metropolitan Anti-nuisance Ordinance for touching the body of a teenage woman in a JR train heading from Saitama Prefecture to Tokyo. I was arrested.
At this time, the victim's woman used a crime prevention app called "Digi Police" developed by the Metropolitan Police Department.
In addition to being able to grasp information on crimes in the area where you live, it also has a function that displays the message "I'm a molester, please help me" on the screen of your smartphone, assuming use on a train.
The victim's woman used this app to display a message and also played a voice saying "Please stop", which means that people around her noticed and led to the arrest.
From this month, the security app has also added a function to display a message asking "Are you sick?" So that people around you can use it.
As of the 25th, the number of downloads has reached about 540,000, and inquiries are coming not only from Tokyo but from all over the country, so the Metropolitan Police Department wants you to actively utilize it.