One map for the whole city.
Severity pins, clusters and a heatmap built from community reports.
deathspot.org
DeathSpot
Open sourceKnow where danger is. Move informed.
DeathSpot gathers knowledge about dangerous places that is otherwise scattered across WhatsApp groups, X threads and word of mouth, and puts it on one shared, moderated map anyone can check before they travel. Informed movement, not fear.
2 taps
to report
300 m
proximity alerts
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open source
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See every reported spot within 150 metres of your route, safest route first.
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Route check
Nansana to Kampala Road
Via Hoima Road
Safest · 28 min0 spots within 150 m
Via Nansana intersection
24 min1 spot: boda gang, severity 5
Help is one tap away.
SOS sheet with 999, 112 and the national toll-free line.
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999
Police
112
Emergency, any network
0800 199 399
Police toll-free line
Near Mukwano Road, Kibuli · 0.3 km from a reported spot
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Two taps. No account.
Drop a pin, choose what happened and when it's dangerous. The community does the rest.
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SOSKillingSeverity 5Night
Mukwano Road (near CID HQ)
Kibuli, Makindye · reported 23 Sep 2026 · 1 source
Still dangerous · 38Not anymore · 2
Confirm
Still dangerous? Or not anymore?
Like Waze for danger, people nearby confirm or clear spots so the map stays honest and current.
9:41
Route check
Nansana to Kampala Road
Via Hoima Road
Safest · 28 min0 spots within 150 m
Via Nansana intersection
24 min1 spot: boda gang, severity 5
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Built in the open.
MIT licensed with a public API and roadmap. Anyone can audit it, run it or help improve it.
9:41
SOS✆✆✆
Get help now
Your location is shown so you can tell the operator.
999
Police
112
Emergency, any network
0800 199 399
Police toll-free line
Near Mukwano Road, Kibuli · 0.3 km from a reported spot
DeathSpot at a glance.
- Built for
- Visitors, students, new residents, night-shift workers and anyone moving around Uganda.
- Available on
- Mobile web · Installable web app · USSD and WhatsApp (planned)
- Status
- Open source
