Citizen

Editor's Review

Citizen is your go-to safety app, designed to keep you informed and protected in today's fast-paced world 🌍. It delivers real-time safety alerts, live incident videos, and 24/7 emergency assistance, ensuring you and your loved ones stay safe and aware 🛡️. Get instant notifications about nearby crimes, natural disasters, fires, protests, and more, all directly on your phone 📱.

Whether you're at home 🏠 or on the move 🚶‍♀️, Citizen’s location-based alerts immediately notify you of potential dangers such as property crimes, vehicle pursuits, robberies, active shooter incidents, hurricanes 🌪️, and wildfires 🔥. Discover why police helicopters or fire trucks are in your area and avoid danger before it strikes 🚨.

Please be aware that Citizen may notify you of a crime in progress before the police respond. The app is intended to protect you and your community—please use it responsibly and stay informed 📰.

Citizen Premium offers 24/7 access to Safety Agents who can assist in emergencies via video, voice, or text. Whether you're meeting someone new, walking home alone, or noticing something suspicious, a live agent can remotely monitor the situation with GPS and audio 📍 and help dispatch first responders if needed 🚑. No situation is too small or too large with Citizen Premium ✅.

With Citizen Plus, gain access to police and fire scanner audio clips 📻, view detailed incident archives 📂, set up multiple alert zones 🗺️, and customize your notification radius for enhanced safety. Citizen Plus keeps you informed about what’s happening near your home, workplace, or school 🏫.

Features

• Real-Time Alerts: Instant notifications about nearby incidents

• Live Incident Video: Watch and broadcast live events

• Registered Offenders: Access a nationwide offender map

• Crime Trends: Understand crime patterns in your area

• Citizen News: Engage with top local news stories

• Missing Person Alerts: Help find missing persons/pets

• 24/7 Safety Agents: Available with Citizen Premium

• Police Scanner Audio: Access with Citizen Plus

Pros

• Real-time alerts for immediate awareness

• Live incident videos for a comprehensive view

• 24/7 emergency assistance via Citizen Premium

• Detailed crime trends for informed decisions

• Community-based missing person alerts

Cons

• May report incidents before police confirmation

• Accuracy depends on user-generated content