In February of this year I suddenly found myself unemployed. Turning to Twitter (the cause of, and solution to, all of life’s problems), I threw up a post announcing that I was looking for a new opportunity. One viral explosion later (thanks Nikita Bier), I found myself inundated with hundreds…

Citizen Agents are able to gain substantial situational awareness through live video calls with our Premium subscribers. This allows us to augment the 911 system and supercharge the type of emergency assistance provided by our agents and first responders. When a Premium subscriber who frequently uses the service found an…

90% of people that use Citizen say the app makes them feel safer. It’s the reason so many marginalized and vulnerable communities look to Citizen as an essential tool to both avoid and respond to hate crimes. One of those groups is the Solutions Not Punishment Collaborative (SNaPCo), a Black…

Citizen is a resource often used by subscribers to notify their community about a dangerous situation. Whether or not they find themselves in imminent danger, they see Citizen and Citizen Agents as a way to spread awareness to their nearby Citizen network. Recently, a subscriber called a Citizen Agent after…

The Citizen team recently was welcomed to the weekly My Block My Hood My City Zoom call to see over 70 faces that seemed to be celebrating. Pride beamed from Block Leaders during roll call as they shared updates on the positive progress of their neighborhoods. My Block My Hood…

Time and time again we have seen the Citizen community use our app as a tool to help find missing people. Today, we’re pleased to share that the success and reach of our efforts to reunite families have not gone unnoticed by law enforcement officers who work on missing person…

We are thrilled to announce that we‘ve begun expanding Citizen’s service area into the greater New York City Metro area. This expansion launch includes coverage of four New York State counties surrounding New York City: Rockland, Westchester, Nassau (sharing fire and UGC incidents to begin), and Suffolk. Due to this…

One of the great things about Citizen’s Premium service is that it empowers people to take back some control in an otherwise unpredictable world. Citizen Agents often work with subscribers to customize a safety plan that is unique to the individual’s lifestyle, personality, and situation. A codeword, for example, can…

Citizen’s Agents are a team of highly trained safety experts who are former police dispatchers, detectives, paramedics, social workers, firefighters and crisis intervention experts. They are here to answer your calls 24/7 and support you in whatever unsafe situation you may find yourself in. Whether you are in need of…