Augmented reality display of local information

A method for displaying crime location information for a street in a neighborhood, the method comprising:

• receiving, at a mobile computing device and from a user of the mobile computing device, an input instructing display of street crime information of a neighborhood;
• controlling a camera of the client device to capture a live view of the neighborhood including at a first street and a second street;
• displaying the live view on a display of the mobile computing device;
• determining a current location and orientation of the mobile computing device;
• determining a first name of the first street and a second name of the second street from a street sign detected in the live view;
• sending a message, including the current location, the first street name and the second street name, to at least one server to request the crime location information;
• receiving the crime location information corresponding to the current location and the first street and the second street from the at least one server;
• generating a street crime summary indicating which of the first and second streets is safer based on a safety score calculated from the crime location information for the first street and the second street and a safety threshold defining a safe street;
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• augmenting the live view of the neighborhood with the street crime summary.