What is Citizen? The controversial app for safety alerts and crime tracking, explained

Citizen is a mobile app that alerts you when crimes, emergencies, and other potentially dangerous events happen in your area.
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Citizen app slated for Kansas City launch on Friday, August 2

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A public safety app ...
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City joins Citizen app with alerts, but not everyone feels it’s helpful

JACKSON HEIGHTS, Queens (PIX11) — If there’s an emergency anywhere in the five boroughs, people need to be informed about it right away, of course. In trying to meet that need, the city has announced ...
PC Magazine

Citizen App's User-Generated Videos Can Now Be Accessed by the NYPD

In NYC, Citizen will provide public safety agencies access to user-uploaded videos of crimes and other incidents to aid investigations. New York City now has an NYC Public Safety account on the ...
The Indianapolis Star

'ShotSpotter' is supposed to be gone, but alerts keep popping up on Citizen. Here's why.

INDIANAPOLIS — Seeing notifications about gunshot detection on your crime watch apps? They’re not accurate. In recent weeks, numerous alerts have been issued by the Citizen App about gunshots detected ...