CRIMEWATCH

What CRIMEWATCH does

CRIMEWATCH Technologies, Inc. operates a cloud-based public safety platform that connects verified U.S. law enforcement agencies with the communities they serve. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in York, Pennsylvania, the company enables police departments, sheriff offices, and district attorneys to publish official crime-related content — including alerts, arrests, warrants, most-wanted listings, and case updates — through a centralized web portal and native iOS and Android mobile applications. The platform also provides an Anonymous Tip System for secure community-submitted information, a Camera Registry feature linking residential surveillance cameras to investigations, and CRIMEWATCH Labs, an interactive crime-mapping tool with filtering by incident type, date range, and source agency. Content is posted and maintained exclusively by the participating agencies; CRIMEWATCH itself does not post content.

The business model is primarily a recurring subscription model in which law enforcement agencies pay for platform access on a quote-based pricing structure. A secondary, minor revenue stream comes from a $20 non-refundable processing fee charged for content removal requests submitted by individuals seeking to have their listings removed under right-to-be-forgotten provisions. Distribution combines enterprise field sales targeted at agencies (via 'Request a Demo' and 'Claim Your Agency' programs) with product-led growth via the public-facing mobile apps and web platform, where community members can subscribe to alerts free of charge.

CRIMEWATCH's network spans 360+ agency relationships across 16 states, generating approximately 77 million annual community interactions and reaching roughly 500,000 active subscribers. The company has raised a cumulative $500,000 in disclosed funding (2012 seed and 2017 follow-on rounds from Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Pennsylvania), operates with 1-10 employees, and holds registered trademarks including CRIMEWATCH®, the Eye Design, NEXUS™, and CW ENGAGE™. The company implements WCAG accessibility standards and routes compliance-related communications through a Delaware-incorporated entity with a principal office in York, PA.

Name

CRIMEWATCH

Legal name

CRIMEWATCH Technologies, Inc.

Website

https://crimewatch.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CRIMEWATCH Technologies operates a cloud-based public safety platform connecting 360+ U.S. law enforcement agencies across 16 states with their communities, enabling agencies to publish verified crime alerts, warrants, and case updates while citizens submit anonymous tips and receive real-time notifications via web and mobile apps.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Safety Software

akta.pro primary industry

Crime Prevention & Community Policing Programs (EDALAEAG)

Keywords

• Public safety platform
• Law enforcement software
• Crime alert system
• Community tip submission
• Crime mapping software

Headquarters

HQ city

York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Agency Platform Subscriptions: Law enforcement agencies pay for platform access to publish crime information, manage warrants, and engage with communities. Pricing appears to be quote-based for enterprise agencies.
2. Content Removal Processing Fee: A $20 non-refundable processing fee is charged for content removal requests submitted by individuals

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CRIMEWATCH is a cloud-based public safety platform that connects law enforcement agencies with their communities by publishing verified crime information (alerts, arrests, warrants, cases) and accepting anonymous tips from the public. The platform includes agency administration tools, a community-facing web portal at crimewatch.net, native iOS and Android mobile applications, real-time crime mapping (CRIMEWATCH Labs), and an integrated camera registry. Access is restricted to verified law enforcement sources, distinguishing the platform from unverified social-media crime reporting channels.

Product overview

CRIMEWATCH is a public safety platform operated by CRIMEWATCH Technologies, Inc. that connects law enforcement agencies with the communities they serve. The core offering is the CRIMEWATCH Platform, a network of verified law enforcement portals where agencies publish official crime-related information including arrests, cases, most wanted individuals, and active warrants. The platform is accessible via a native Mobile App for iOS and Android, and includes specialized features such as the Labs Crime Map for incident visualization, an Anonymous Tip System for secure community reporting, a Camera Registry for surveillance camera registration, and an Agency Directory for finding local law enforcement. Agencies can also leverage Compliance Tools for content management and Webforms for various citizen-facing services. The platform covers 16 states with over 360 agency relationships, handling approximately 77 million annual community interactions and reaching about 500,000 active subscribers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NEXUS: Mentioned as a trademark in the Terms of Use alongside CRIMEWATCH.
• CW ENGAGE

Products and services

• CRIMEWATCH Platform Cloud-based public safety platform connecting law enforcement agencies with their communities; enables agencies to publish verified crime alerts, warrants, arrests, and active cases, and to receive anonymous tips from the public. Offered by subscription to verified law enforcement and public-safety agencies.
• CRIMEWATCH Mobile App Native iOS and Android mobile applications delivering CRIMEWATCH verified crime alerts, warrants, arrests, and anonymous tip submission to citizens on mobile devices.

Quantifiable outcome

• 77M+ annual community interactions
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Law Enforcement Agencies (Network of 360+)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCRIMEWATCH partners with law enforcement agencies including police departments, sheriff offices, and district attorneys across 16 states. These agencies publish verified crime information directly to the platform, creating the content that drives community engagement. The relationship is mutually beneficial: agencies gain a transparency tool and community connection platform, while CRIMEWATCH gains content and network expansion.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Motorola Solutions: Public safety technology incumbent offering the CommandCentral suite, body cameras, radio systems, and software to law enforcement. Comparable as a large incumbent with overlapping citizen notification and crime information capabilities.
• Axon Enterprise: Body cameras, digital evidence management (Evidence.com), and public safety technology provider serving law enforcement. Comparable as a broader public safety technology incumbent with overlapping community-facing and case-management capabilities.
• CentralSquare Technologies: Public sector software provider serving public safety, courts, and other government functions. Comparable as a broad incumbent with CAD, RMS, and public safety offerings targeting the same law enforcement customer base.
• Tyler Technologies: Large government software provider serving courts, public safety, and other public sector verticals. Comparable as a broad government software incumbent with public safety and records products targeting the same municipal customers.
• CivicPlus: Government technology platform serving municipalities with civic engagement, mass notification, and website tools. Comparable as a broader government technology provider with overlapping municipal customer base and notification capabilities.

Direct peers

• Citizen: Consumer-facing crime alert and safety notification mobile application providing real-time local incident alerts. Comparable to the public-facing side of CRIMEWATCH as a direct-to-consumer crime alerting app, though without the law enforcement publishing platform.
• Mark43: Cloud-native public safety software platform providing CAD, RMS, and mobile solutions to law enforcement agencies. Directly comparable to CRIMEWATCH as a software-as-a-service platform serving police departments with mission-critical public safety workflows.
• CrimeMapping.com: Crime mapping and analytics platform that allows law enforcement agencies to publish interactive crime maps to the public. Directly comparable to CRIMEWATCH Labs as a crime visualization tool for police departments and citizens.

Others

• LexisNexis Risk Solutions: Public records, background checks, and risk data infrastructure provider serving law enforcement and government agencies. Comparable as a data and records infrastructure provider supporting law enforcement workflows, though not a direct competitor.

Emerging players

• Watch Systems: Offender monitoring and public registry platform used by law enforcement for community notification. Comparable as a public safety SaaS provider to law enforcement agencies focused on community-facing offender information.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CRIMEWATCH
• Facebookfacebook.com/CrimeWatchUS

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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