What Citizens Crime Commission does

Citizens Crime Commission of New York City is a non-partisan 501c3 non-profit organization headquartered in New York City and founded in 1978 (with some sources dating operations to 1980). Its mission is to prevent the most extreme forms of violence through a multidisciplinary approach combining education, outreach, research, and community engagement. The organization serves NYC youth and communities affected by gun and gang violence, government and law enforcement officials, and mental health professionals, with programs spanning youth gun violence prevention, violent extremism and targeted violence prevention, and criminal justice policy convening.

The CCC's core programs include E-Responder — a multi-tiered social media violence intervention developed in partnership with NYU and NYC Cure Violence, consisting of an Interruption Toolkit for de-escalating online provocation and a Youth Leadership Program for building life skills in at-risk youth. Additional programs include the long-running Breakfast Forum speaker series (40+ years) featuring U.S. Senators, federal judges, cabinet officials, governors, mayors, police commissioners, and prosecutors; the 'Recognizing and Responding to Extremist Violence' training for mental health professionals; the TWF (Targeted Violence Prevention) application portal; and the Annual Awards Ceremony. The organization publishes research reports on gun violence, campus safety, and policing, and President Richard Aborn provides non-partisan media commentary on criminal justice issues.

The business model is donation-based: the CCC relies on contributions from businesses, individuals, and foundations, does not charge for its programs, and has no disclosed pricing or commercial products. It is a lean operation with 1-10 employees, governed by a Board chaired by Lewis Rice with Richard Aborn as President and Stephanie Ueberall as Director of Violence Prevention. The organization has no parent company, no venture or private equity backing, no disclosed funding rounds, and no revenue figures publicly available. Its reach is built primarily through institutional relationships with federal and city law enforcement agencies, academic institutions (NYU), community organizations (NYC Cure Violence), and sustained earned media presence.

Name

Citizens Crime Commission

Legal name

Citizens Crime Commission of New York City

Website

https://nycrimecommission.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Citizens Crime Commission of New York City is a 501c3 non-profit founded in 1978 that delivers community-based violence prevention programs — including the E-Responder social media intervention co-developed with NYU and NYC Cure Violence, youth gun violence prevention, and extremist violence training — serving NYC youth, law enforcement, and mental health professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Violence Prevention Services

NAICS

Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (922), Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (922190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Gun Violence Prevention & Public Safety Policy Advocacy (BPAGAFAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits (BPAGADAM), Criminal Justice Reform & Legal System Advocacy (BPAGAFAI)

Keywords

• Violence prevention programs
• Youth gun violence
• Community safety
• Extremism prevention
• Nonprofit advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: The CCC relies on contributions from businesses, individuals, and foundations to develop innovative programs, conduct research, educate the community, and seek reform. As a 501c3 organization, all contributions are tax-deductible.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Citizens Crime Commission of New York City is a 501c3 non-profit that delivers community-based violence prevention programs, research, and public forums. Its core offerings include the E-Responder digital social media intervention program (developed with NYU and NYC Cure Violence), the Breakfast Forum speaker series, youth gun violence prevention initiatives, and extremist violence training for mental health professionals.

Product overview

The Citizens Crime Commission operates as a non-profit organization offering violence prevention programs rather than a commercial product company. Its core offerings include E-Responder, a digital social media intervention program developed in partnership with NYU and NYC Cure Violence, consisting of an Interruption Toolkit and Youth Leadership Program components. Additional offerings include the Breakfast Forum speaker series, training programs for mental health professionals on extremist violence prevention, and the TWF (Targeted Workforce Violence Prevention) Application portal. The organization publishes research reports on gun violence, campus safety, and policing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• E-Responder: A multi-tiered approach designed to prevent the escalation of violence on social media and facilitate healthy expression by building on youths' strengths and skills
• Breakfast Forum
• Annual Awards Ceremony

Products and services

• E-Responder A multi-tiered digital intervention program designed to prevent the escalation of violence on social media and facilitate healthy expression by building on youths' strengths and skills. Delivered to organizations working closely with young people involved in or affected by gun violence.
• Breakfast Forum A longstanding speaker series featuring prominent government and law enforcement figures who brief business, civic and law enforcement leaders on critical criminal justice initiatives and policies. Held annually in New York City.
• Recognizing and Responding to Extremist Violence Training A training program for mental health professionals aimed at identifying warning signs and indicators of extremist mobilization, providing education on appropriate interventions and referrals.
• TWF Application (Targeted Violence Prevention Workforce Initiative) Application portal for the Targeted Violence Prevention workforce initiative, supporting professionals in preventing extremism and targeted violence.

Quantifiable outcome

• E-Responder program showed significant effects on resilience and sociopolitical awareness in participating youth
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NYC Cure ViolencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe CCC partners with NYC Cure Violence on the E-Responder program, a multi-tiered social media intervention designed to prevent the escalation of violence. NYC Cure Violence provides on-the-ground community expertise while the CCC coordinates program development and evaluation.
• New York University (NYU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCC partnered with NYU researchers to develop E-Responder, creating an evidence-based approach to addressing social media-driven violence. NYU provides academic rigor and research evaluation capabilities to validate program outcomes.
• U.S. Secret ServiceminorOthersDeputy Director Ronald L. Rowe of the United States Secret Service spoke at the CCC Breakfast Forum in September 2023, representing ongoing engagement with federal law enforcement.
• Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)minorOthersDEA Administrator Anne Milgram spoke at the CCC Breakfast Forum in October 2023, representing engagement with federal drug enforcement agencies.
• Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)minorOthersATF Director Steven Dettelbach spoke at the CCC Breakfast Forum in April 2023, representing engagement with federal firearms enforcement.
• NYC Special Narcotics ProsecutorminorOthersNYC Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget Brennan has spoken at CCC forums, representing ongoing engagement with local prosecutors focused on narcotics and violent crime.
• Various NYC District AttorneysminorOthersBrooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez, Staten Island DA Michael McMahon, Bronx County DA Darcel D. Clark, and Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance Jr. have all spoken at CCC forums, representing engagement with borough-level prosecutors.
• New York City Police Department (NYPD)minorOthersNYPD Police Commissioner James P. O'Neill and subsequent commissioners have engaged with CCC forums, representing ongoing dialogue with the city's police department on public safety issues.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Cure Violence Global: Global non-profit operating the Cure Violence health-based model for gun violence prevention, and a direct program partner of CCC via NYC Cure Violence on the E-Responder initiative. Highly comparable mission, target population (youth and high-violence neighborhoods), and intervention methodology.
• Brennan Center for Justice: Non-partisan law and policy institute at NYU focused on criminal justice reform, voting rights, and democracy. Comparable non-partisan positioning, NYU academic ties, and criminal justice policy research approach.
• Vera Institute of Justice: National non-profit advancing criminal justice reform through research, pilots, and policy. Comparable in evidence-based approach, NYC roots, and criminal justice focus, but with far greater scale and federal-state reach.
• Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence: National non-profit focused on gun violence prevention through policy advocacy, litigation, and education. Comparable mission in gun violence prevention, with substantially larger scale, multi-state operations, and paid lobbying capacity.
• Everytown for Gun Safety: Largest U.S. gun violence prevention organization, combining advocacy, research, and survivor networks. Directly competes for funder attention and policy influence on the same gun-violence agenda CCC advances.
• Sandy Hook Promise: National school-based gun violence prevention non-profit focused on youth programs and warning-sign education. Comparable youth-focused prevention work and overlap with CCC's youth gun violence prevention initiative.
• Giffords: Gun violence prevention organization built around advocacy, state-level policy campaigns, and a legal center. Operates at national scale on the same core issue as CCC.

Emerging players

• Community Justice Action Fund: National gun violence prevention advocacy organization focused on community-based approaches and federal policy. Comparable emphasis on community-led gun violence prevention, but with national rather than NYC-only scope.
• Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD): Established advocacy non-profit that built a national movement against drunk driving through public campaigns and policy reform. Comparable archetype (issue-specific advocacy non-profit with events, research, and donor base) but in an adjacent public-safety domain.

Broad incumbents

• International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP): Long-standing membership organization of police leaders worldwide, hosting conferences and policy forums. Comparable convening role for law enforcement leadership, though broader in scope and focused on police chiefs rather than crime prevention advocacy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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