Citizen: Protect The World

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About this app

Citizen is the essential safety app for today's world, providing real-time safety alerts, live incident videos, and 24/7 emergency assistance to keep you and your loved ones safe. Stay informed about nearby crimes, natural disasters, fires, protests, and more with instant alerts directly on your phone.

Whether you’re at home or on the go, Citizen’s location-based alerts instantly notify you of potentially dangerous situations like property crimes, vehicle pursuits, robberies, active shooter incidents, hurricanes, wildfires, and more. Find out why police helicopters or fire trucks are in your area and avoid danger before it strikes.

Please note that Citizen may notify you of a crime in progress before the police respond. It's meant to protect you and your community — please use it responsibly.

Key Features:

Real-Time Alerts: Get notifications of crimes and emergencies first, and stay aware of what’s happening around you for free.
Live Incident Video: Watch breaking incidents unfold from different angles, or broadcast live from the scene to help your own community.
Registered Offenders: Access a nationwide map of registered sexual offenders, and get notified if an offender registers as living nearby.
Crime Trends: Understand historical crime patterns in your area to make informed decisions about where to travel.
Citizen News: Engage with the top news stories around your city, broadcasted directly from those on the ground.
Missing Person Alerts: Help find missing pets or loved ones with the community’s help.

NEW: Now you can upgrade to Citizen Plus or Citizen Premium for even more protection.

Citizen Premium: Upgrade to Citizen Premium and access 24/7/365 Safety Agents who can help in emergencies via video, voice, or text. Access a Safety Agent whenever you feel unsafe. Whether you're meeting a stranger, walking home alone, or noticing something suspicious, a live agent can monitor the situation remotely with GPS and audio, and help dispatch first responders for help whenever needed. With Citizen Premium, no situation is too small or too large.

Citizen Plus: Get the most detailed information possible by upgrading to Citizen Plus. Access police and fire scanner audio clips, view detailed incident archives, set up multiple alert zones, and customize your notification radius for even more safety. Citizen Plus lets you stay safe and informed about what’s happening near your home, workplace, or school.

Download Citizen today to feel safer and more informed wherever you go!

*Citizen is available in the US, Canada and Mexico. Most features work everywhere; however, Citizen’s free safety alerts are best supported in the following cities:

Atlanta, GA
Austin, TX
Baltimore, MD
Boston, MA
Charlotte, NC
Chicago, IL
Cincinnati, OH
City of Los Angeles, CA
Cleveland, OH
Columbus, OH
Dallas, TX
Detroit, MI
Houston, TX
Indianapolis, IN
Kansas City, MO
Los Angeles County, CA
Memphis, TN
Miami-Dade County, FL
Milwaukee, WI
Minneapolis – St Paul, MN
Nashville, TN
New York City, NY
Newark, NJ
Oklahoma City, OK
Orange County, CA
Orlando, FL
Palm Springs, CA
Philadelphia, PA
Phoenix, AZ
Richmond, VA
Sacramento, CA
San Antonio, TX
San Diego, CA
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Seattle, WA
St. Louis, MO
Toledo, OH
Toronto, Ont
Tucson, AZ
Washington, D.C.


You can read Citizen’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policy here: https://citizen.com/privacy
Protect yourself with live emergency news alerts & 24/7 community crime updates.
Updated on
Sep 29, 2026
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Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • No data shared with third parties
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  • This app may collect these data types
    Location, Personal info and 7 others
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

110K reviews
Brad Davis
September 15, 2026
Downloaded this so I would get alerts in my area, and even though there are many people near me (according to the app), I never get alerts for local stuff, only stuff extremely far away from me. I configured it in the settings to only show local notifications but the app ignores it and I still get stuff from thousands of miles away. Kind of regret paying, but luckily it was just the monthly sub.
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Tiffany M
September 14, 2026
upgraded my phone and tried logging back in to my account and keeps prompting me to create a new profile. I've tried my phone number also and it's the same thing. guess it's not worth it anymore and taking it as a sign. I miss the days you'd be able to see more activity without being asked 1000x to subscribe to premium
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Paul Gogerty
August 15, 2026
They re-enrolled me without my knowledge and I didn't notice right away because it was charging my alternate card. When I emailed them they gave me $5.99 (that's it?) Their customer service is not clear, they just want problems to go away, no explanations and no apologies. Only email, no telephone call On top of everything else, I think it's a dangerous precedent to tell people there are dangers in their area but make them pay a monthly fee to see what those dangers are.
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What’s new

- Bug Fixes
- More to come, please continue to use our customer support channels, we love hearing from the community.