App Information
| Category | News & Magazines |
| Developer | Sp0n Inc. |
| Version | 0.1289.0 |
| Content Rating | Teen |
| Price | Free |
| Min Android | 9 |
| Updated | Apr 28, 2026 |
Description
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
User Reviews
I love the app in the beginning and I even had bought the free trial which was I think it was $3.99 for 3 months after those months that I paid I had canceled it so it wouldn't charge me the regular price which is like five something a month. so now canceled for like the past 6 months and under the Play Store subscriptions I canceled and I canceled through my PayPal which was the source of payment they're still trying to charge me every month. you guys keep trying to hit my PayPal with the charg
I want to love it but I've found that on Android 9/10 times I open it the map page is completely unresponsive. Trying to drag around to move doesn't work, not clicking on events. Also there seem to be 10000 notifications of things that clearly aren't big deals at all, that nobody would care about.
Great idea, horrible execution. Your app is very, very difficult to use. Unbelievably counterintuitive. Information and articles would simply go away and I couldn't get back to them. Within half an hour of using the app I realize just what a incredible waste of time this app is.
all they show is power outages on the free version you have to pay
Really? you have to get a subscription for Citizen to scrape data from the very public Megan's Law Registry? Really. Don't get me started when I open a shared Citizen link from another app, it'll redirect to the Google Play, NOT THE INSTALLED APP.
way too many spammy notifications by default, and even after disabling all but the most local was still getting irrelevant notifications from not near me
fear mongering bs dont download it
I give this app 1 star because now every time you open the app it tries to make you pay for it and I refuse to pay for an app vs using the app when it was free I rather download another app that does the same thing and that's exactly what I'm to do
its not a helpful app gor the comminity and is being used for other purposes ought to be outlawed or better yet sued.
this app allow ghetto ignorant kids to post what ever. they flood comments and the app hides many crimes by lying about the incidents. it should be shutdown for fruad and false information.
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