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Citizen

Citizen operates a mobile public-safety app delivering real-time incident alerts, live user video, and incident mapping.

New York City, NY, US🇺🇸
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2017
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Contents

  1. 01Competitive Strengths
  2. 02Market Outlook
  3. 03Pricing Strategy
  1. 01Competitive Strengths
  2. 02Market Outlook
  3. 03Pricing Strategy

Competitive Advantages

Citizen distinguishes itself through the speed and breadth of its incident reporting, drawing on public agency radio and computer-aided dispatch feeds to deliver alerts that can reach users ahead of traditional notification systems. The service also carries live video broadcast by its user base, giving it a crowd-sourced visual layer that competitors relying on scanner audio alone do not have.

The company holds a large installed consumer base across dozens of metropolitan areas, and it has extended that network into institutional markets through an enterprise product and an integration with Axon's Fusus real-time operations platform used by public safety agencies.

Source: business.citizen.com

Market Outlook

Demand for real-time public safety information has grown as consumers, employers, and municipal agencies seek faster awareness of incidents affecting the places where people live and work. Citizen operates in a market that includes scanner-derived alert applications, personal safety services, and the real-time crime center platforms sold to law enforcement agencies.

The company's expansion into enterprise and government channels places it alongside public safety technology vendors, and its integration with Axon's Fusus platform illustrates the industry shift toward connecting community-sourced video and incident data into agency operations.

Source: police1.com

Pricing Strategy

Citizen gives consumers free access to location-based incident alerts and live video, and monetizes a portion of that audience through paid consumer subscription tiers sold as in-app purchases in the Apple App Store and Google Play. Those paid tiers add features such as monitoring by trained safety agents and expanded personal safety tooling, positioning the company on a freemium consumer model rather than advertising.

Alongside the consumer tiers, the company markets Citizen Enterprise to organizations with a self-serve trial followed by a booked demonstration, targeting security and operations teams in real estate, retail, education, healthcare, and private security.

Source: business.citizen.com