Ooh, what an excellent question. Is the data crowdsourced, if so, by whom? What defines sketchy areas _besides crime_.
What an excellent opportunity for consistency by certain worldviews.
What an excellent opportunity for consistency by certain worldviews.
Given the market share Google Maps has, the economic fallout from them suddenly avoiding certain areas deemed "unsafe" could swing billions of dollars annually from one set of businesses to another.
[1] https://www.npr.org/2012/01/25/145337346/this-app-was-made-f...
More seriously there are some serious ethical concerns people are missing here.