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In a country of more than 200 million people, tens of thousands of Brazilians are murdered each year, 5000 in Rio de Janeiro last year.
在一个人口超2亿的国家里，每年都有数万巴西人被杀害，去年里约就有5000名。
The prevalence of violence especially in big cities like Rio is an ever-present concern.
尤其像里约这样的大城市，暴力事件屡见不鲜，它也是一直困扰人们的问题。
New apps like OTT allows civilians to alert fellow city dwellers when they see or hear trouble.
当居民见到或听到有危险时，通过新应用“OTT”就可以提醒其他居民。
The app scrolls through reports of danger and also plots trouble spots on a map.
它会显示许多条危险报告，并在地图上显示危险区域。
It helps a lot because you can avoid passing through places where there may be conflicts and shootouts and you are notified in almost real-time.
这很有帮助，因为你可以躲避冲突和枪击，近乎是实时报告。
The creators of the app which translates to where there are shootouts
该应用翻译过来就是“哪里有枪战”，
wanted to allow for video, voice and text reports of trouble across all kinds of platforms.
创始人希望所有的视频、音频以及文字报道可以在各种平台上出现。
From this voice channel which is instantaneous, we channeled the info into our other channels.
你的语音频道是即时的，我们把信息同时传送到其他各个渠道。
We have WhatsApp, Telegram, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook.
我们有“WhatsApp”“Instagram”“Telegram”“推特”“脸书”。
The Fogo Cruzado app is a bit different and then it collects map crime data from all over the city of Rio.
“Fogo Cruzado”应用就有些不同，它收集的是整个里约的犯罪地图。
Its name translates to crossfire and its goal is to inform people about the most dangerous parts of the city.
它的名字翻译过来是“交火”，其目的是告知人们城市中最危险的区域。
In Rio, we have been confronting on a daily basis the risk of stray bullets.
在里约，我们每天都会受到飞弹的威胁。
One of the example I give is the case of Maria Eduarda, a girl who was killed inside the school.
其中一个例子就是一个叫玛利亚·杜拉达的女孩，她是在学校遇害的。
During a recess period, she was in the schoolyard and there was a police operation outside and she was hit.
课间休息时她正好在校园里，警方正好在外面行动，她不幸被击中。
Unfortunately, public health experts say the combination of political and economic crises make it unlikely things could get better anytime soon.
公共卫生专家表示，政治和经济危机的双重影响让这一现象不可能马上好转。
I really do not foresee an improvement in public security now.
我不认为当今公共安全会有所改善。
We have a very large political crisis in Rio de Janeiro made worse by the economic crisis.
经济危机使里约的政治危机更加严重。
It's very hard to propose a new policy without the money to implement it.
没有资金我们没法推行并实施新政策。
Right now not even the workers of public security are being paid on time.
现在就连公安人员也没法按时发工资。
But until things improve, apps like OTT, Fogo Cruzado are helping keep citizens away from trouble spots.
但在局面改善之前，像“OTT”“Fogo Cruzado”等应用可以帮助市民躲避麻烦区域。
Kevin Enochs, VOA News.
美国之音，凯文·尼克斯报道。
