Say something when the street doesn't feel right.

Localy is a map where people who live in or pass through an area post what they see: a rowdy group at the tram stop, a broken streetlight, icy steps, someone who needs help. Reports fade after a few hours, so you always see what is going on now.

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The Localy map of central Budapest, full of fresh reports and a heatmap

What can you report?

Things worth knowing before you walk that way. These are the categories in the app today:

Problems & risks

Aggressive behaviour
Intoxicated person
Harassment
Theft or pickpocketing
Suspected drug activity
Person needing help
Aggressive dog
Public hazard
Slippery pavement
Dark street

Good to know

Police activity
Large crowd
Closure or roadworks
Other

Positive & safe

Safe place
Well lit
Help point
Open late - drop in
Phone charging
Security patrol
Injured or stray animal

The new report screen with its categories

Walk me home: the safer way back

Tell Localy where you are going and it plans a walking route around fresh negative reports. You choose how hard it steers clear: fastest, balanced or safest. It guides you turn by turn and re-plans if you leave the route.

Walking navigation home on a route with no reported incidents

Old news drops off

Depending on the type, a report lives from two hours to a few days. People nearby can confirm it, or flag it once it is gone. Yesterday’s news does not pile up on the map.

Central Budapest with BKK lines and live tram positions

For business: the Safe place badge

Bars, shops and cafés can join the map as partner venues. When nothing negative is reported around them for a while, they earn a "Safe place" badge, and a heatmap shows them what happens nearby.

Interested? Write to us: info@localy.com

A partner venue page with the Safe place badge

Helping earns points

Useful reports and help earn points. Collect ranks and badges, and join the weekly leaderboard if you like.

Ranks, badges and the weekly leaderboard

Anonymous by default: Your name shows only if you sign the report.
Faces blurred: Faces in uploaded photos are blurred automatically.
Help out: If someone nearby is in trouble, you can let them know you are on your way.
Transit on the map: In Budapest you see BKK lines and live positions of buses, trams and trolleys.

Privacy, briefly

We do not track your location in the background. You can download your data and delete your account in the app at any time. Privacy notice · Terms of use

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