# Discreet Incident Reporting Apps The Parachute App Helps You Stream Emergency Incidents and Crimes By Rahul Kalvapalle | Published 2016-05-07 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/incident-reporting References: [techcrunch](http://techcrunch.com/2016/05/03/parachute-lets-organizations-receive-live-streamed-emergency-incidents-recorded-with-your-iphone/) & [parachute.live](https://parachute.live/) Parachute is one of those great examples of an incident reporting app that can actually save lives. This app makes it possible for a wide variety of organizations to connect with the Parachute informational apparatus so that they can go about accessing live incidents recorded and shared by users. The app even [blacks out your screen](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/secret-photo-vault) so that it's not always apparent that you're recording. It's always traumatic when some sort of emergency event or crime incident is unfolding in front of your eyes. However, the fact that everyone has a smartphone on them these days allows people to [film and stream everything](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/momentshub) from crime to police brutality or human rights violations. This information can then be routed via the Parachute incident reporting app to concerned authorities who can then take action. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.5/10 - Popularity: 13% | Activity: 23% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Streaming Incident Reporting:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a secure and reliable platform for real-time streaming of incidents to enable effective incident reporting and prompt response. - **Discreet Recording Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create innovative solutions that integrate discreet recording capabilities into mobile apps, ensuring privacy and safety for users reporting incidents. - **Crowdsourced Incident Data:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Build a crowdsourced incident data collection and analysis system, enabling authorities to have comprehensive and up-to-date information for more efficient decision-making. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Safety and Security:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop advanced incident reporting applications and technologies to enhance safety and security measures in various industries, such as law enforcement, transportation, and healthcare. - **Social Media and Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Tap into the power of social media and technology to create efficient incident reporting platforms that leverage user-generated content for better incident management and response. - **Law Enforcement and Emergency Services:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Embrace incident reporting apps and tools to streamline incident data collection and improve coordination between law enforcement agencies and emergency services. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Employee Abuse-Reporting Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/abusereporting-app.md) - [Collaborative Policing Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/policing-app.md) - [Wildlife Trafficker-Thwarting Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wildlife-traffickerthwarting-app.md) - [Social Justice Networking Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/reyets-app.md) - [Debris-Reporting Wildlife Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/debrireporting-wildlife-app.md) - [Personal Safety Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/just-n-case.md) - [Personalized Emergency Response Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/personalized-emergency-response-app.md) - [Personal Safety Applications](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/citizen-app.md) - [Women’s Safety Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/im-safe.md)