Citizen: Safety & Live Video
sp0n, Inc. News iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Citizen: Safety & Live Video is a free News app for iPhone and iPad by sp0n, Inc. Rated 4.7/5 from 518,686 ratings. Requires iOS 18.0.
- Rating
- 4.7
- 518K ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 198 MB
- Age 17+
- Updated
- Sep 24
- 2026 · v0.1311.0
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About Citizen: Safety & Live Video
Protect the World and Stay Safe with Citizen: Real-Time Alerts & Live Video Citizen is the essential safety app for today's world. Live crime map, police & fire alerts, and breaking local news, all in one place. Citizen gives you real-time awareness of emergencies, crimes, and incidents happening near you before it hits the news. Watch live video from the scene, track active incidents on the map, and get instant 911 alerts for your neighborhood, workplace, or school. What's happening near you right now: Know about crimes, vehicle pursuits, protests, robberies, wildfires, natural disasters, active shooters, hurricanes, and more the moment they're reported with instant alerts directly on your phone. Find out why police helicopters or fire trucks are in your area before anyone else does. NEW: Incident Resolution See how incidents end. Citizen now shows you real-time updates and resolution status on active events so you're not left wondering what happened. Follow an incident from first report to close. 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: * Live Incident Video: Watch breaking events unfold from multiple angles, or go live yourself to alert your community and get rewarded. * Crime Map: See every nearby incident pinned on a live map, updated in real time and color coated to see what’s an active threat versus something that is resolved. * Real-Time Safety Alerts: Get instant notifications for crimes and emergencies near you and your loved ones, for free. * Incident Resolution: Track how events unfold and see when incidents are closed: full picture, start to finish. * Alert Zones: Set areas you wish to get alerted on that you may not be near like your office, school, or family member’s home. * Registered Offenders: View a nationwide map of registered sex offenders near your home, school, or workplace. * Missing Pet and Persons: Help locate missing pets and loved ones with your community's help. * Police Radio: Listen to live police scanners and radio clips directly on the incidents they correspond to. Now you can upgrade to Citizen Premium to get the full picture. Citizen Premium: Get the most detailed information possible by upgrading to Citizen Premium. 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 Premium 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 and Canada. Most features work everywhere; however, Citizen’s free safety alerts are best supported in the following cities: New York City, NY Los Angeles (LA MSA), CA Chicago, IL Dallas, TX Houston, TX Toronto, ON Washington, DC Miami-Dade County, FL Philadelphia, PA Atlanta, GA Boston, MA Phoenix/Metro Area, AZ San Francisco Bay Area, CA Palm Springs, CA Detroit, MI Seattle, WA Minneapolis – St. Paul, MN Tampa / Clearwater, FL San Diego, CA Denver Metro Area, CO Baltimore, MD Orlando, FL St. Louis, MO Charlotte, NC San Antonio, TX Portland, OR Pittsburgh, PA Austin, TX Las Vegas, NV Sacramento, CA Orange County, CA Cincinnati, OH Kansas City, MO Columbus, OH Indianapolis, IN Cleveland, OH Nashville, TN San Jose, CA Providence, RI Milwaukee, WI Raleigh, NC Oklahoma City, OK Richmond, VA Memphis, TN Buffalo, NY Salt Lake City, UT Rochester, NY Grand Rapids / Kent County, MI Tucson, AZ Honolulu, HI Tulsa, OK Newark, NJ Worcester, MA Fresno, CA Sarasota, FL Albany, NY Santa Fe, NM New Haven, CT Columbia, SC Bakersfield, CA Boise City, ID El Paso, TX Dayton, OH Ventura County (Oxnard), CA Little Rock / Conway, AR Madison, WI Toledo, OH and more Terms of Service: https://citizen.com/privacy/tos Privacy Policy: https://citizen.com/privacy/policy
Ratings & reviews
4.7
518K ratings
What’s new
Version 0.1311.0 · Updated September 24, 2026
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
App privacy
The developer, sp0n, Inc., reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- Location: Precise Location
- Contact Info: Email Address, Name, Phone Number
- Contacts: Contacts
- Identifiers: User ID, Device ID
Used for: Analytics, App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data
Used for: App Functionality
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