Citizen: Safety & Live Video

Citizen: Safety & Live Video

Crime Map & Breaking News

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Receive real-time safety alerts for crimes, natural disasters, and emergencies in your area. Watch live incident videos and access crime trend data to stay informed and protected. An optional premium subscription offers enhanced features like scanner audio and detailed archives.

Real-time safety alerts
Live incident video streaming
Registered offender map
Crime trend analysis
Missing person alerts
Police and fire scanner audio (Premium)
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What's New in Citizen

0.1301.0

July 16, 2026

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

Subscription plans

Protect Personal Monthly

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$19.991 Month
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Charts

Top Grossing

📊 4

News

The app has maintained its position at 4 recently.

Last updated on July 18, 2026.

Top Free

📉 10-1

News

This app dropped -1 position in News chart.

Last updated on July 18, 2026.

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User reviews

Brat

Great alerts

Requires a paywall to see information on local sex offenders

This app has the audacity to warn me that there’s a sex offender living across the street from me who violently tried to rape someone according to their own records but I have to pay a fee to get more info on him?!?

Redirects Subscriptions Outside of Apple

Would love to subscribe, but the app does routes you outside of Apple’s Ecosystem to subscribe. This is great for the App Developer but terrible for you as you have to remember how to get to their website to cancel, and then they will (if they haven’t already) make you click through 5,000 pages just to cancel. Apple did away with this hassle by allowing you to cancel through the App Store. This centralized management of app subscriptions is no longer required, and I boycott app developers that redirect you outside the App Store.
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One small issue, one big

As for the small issue: it shows me the same offender registered close to my work every day. I come to work and after a few hours it’s “offender registered 0.4 miles away” and it’s the same guy. No idea why it keeps showing me, but upon opening the notification to actually look at it, I discovered the big issue.

Big issue: there are a large number of registered offenders around my work and every single one of them is classified as white. If they’re Hispanic? White. Middle Eastern? White. Lighter than midnight? White. I think they get this information from a police database, I don’t blame the app, but why are we skewing the statistics by making everyone white unless they’re invisible without the flash?
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I was recorded without consent

After I was ran over by a car 2 videos were uploaded of me and I want them taken down they called it person struck by car please remove them

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Reported Bugs

3 issues

App crashes and bugs after recent updates

Bug

Issues with accepting user phone numbers

Bug

Inconsistent and unreliable incident mapping

Bug

Requested Features

5 requests

Customizable notification radius and settings

Feature

Chronological sorting and timestamps for incident reports

Feature

Better moderation tools for user comments

Feature

Option to report incidents without video

Feature

Integration with other emergency services

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FAQ

What does the Citizen app do?

Citizen provides real-time safety alerts for crimes, natural disasters, fires, and protests happening in your vicinity. It also allows you to watch live videos of incidents and access historical crime data to understand local patterns. The app aims to keep you informed and help you avoid dangerous situations.

What are the key features of Citizen?

Key features include instant, free real-time alerts for emergencies, the ability to watch live incident videos, access to a nationwide map of registered sexual offenders, crime trend analysis, and missing person alerts. A premium subscription unlocks additional features like police and fire scanner audio.

Is Citizen free to use?

The core features of Citizen, including real-time safety alerts and live incident videos, are available for free. There is an optional premium subscription called Citizen Premium that offers enhanced features such as police and fire scanner audio, detailed incident archives, and customizable alert zones.

What devices is Citizen compatible with?

Citizen is available for download in the US and Canada. While most features work across these regions, the free safety alerts are best supported in a specific list of major cities within the US and Canada. The app is designed for mobile devices.

How can Citizen help me stay safe?

Citizen helps you stay safe by providing immediate notifications about potential dangers like crimes, fires, or natural disasters before official responses may occur. By understanding what's happening around you through live video and crime trends, you can make informed decisions to protect yourself and your loved ones.