CITIZENS CRIME WATCH OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY INC

What CITIZENS CRIME WATCH OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY INC does

Citizens' Crime Watch of Miami-Dade County Inc is a nonprofit, county-wide crime prevention organization headquartered in Doral, Florida, founded in 1975 and funded by a Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners allocation, institutional grants, and charitable donations. With a staff of seven, the organization operates as the principal bridge between residents and the 34+ municipal law enforcement agencies serving the county, delivering every program and service to residents free of charge. Its model depends on a thick set of partnerships — most notably with the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office, the Miami-Dade County School Police, the State Attorney's Office, and FDLE — that supply personnel, credibility, and direct institutional access for program delivery.

The organization's product surface consists of six operational program lines: Neighborhood Crime Watch (county-wide residential watch organization with phone-chain communication protocols), Youth Crime Watch (a 1979-founded K-12 in-school curriculum reaching approximately 10,000 students annually), Business Watch (commercial crime prevention for local merchants), R.A.D. Women's Self-Defense (a certified 12-hour national curriculum for ages 14+), radKIDS (a certified 10-hour child safety curriculum ages 5-12), and free Home Security Surveys. Adjacent offerings include a weekly CCW Podcast with YouTube distribution and a content/blog channel covering topics from package theft to location-sharing safety. The underlying technology stack is minimal: no proprietary platform, no mobile app, no API, and no SDK — operational reach is achieved almost entirely through in-person meetings, school-based trainings, law-enforcement co-delivery, and organic social/content channels rather than software.

Revenue mechanics are diversified across three streams: a recurring county commissioner allocation (effectively a tax-dollar subscription from a single government anchor), supplemental grants from government and institutional sources, and a multi-tier donation model accepting one-time, monthly recurring, corporate sponsorship, and in-kind contributions. All services are freemium to end-users (residents, students, businesses, seniors). The go-to-market motion is community-led and event-driven: neighborhoods host 7 p.m. evening meetings led by law enforcement and CCW coordinators to establish watch groups and activate phone chains, while schools are penetrated through direct coordination with school police. Customer concentration risk is structurally high because the recurring county allocation represents a dominant single-funder exposure, with the remaining budget dependent on episodic grants and discretionary donations.

Name

CITIZENS CRIME WATCH OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY INC

Legal name

Citizens' Crime Watch of Miami-Dade County Inc

Website

https://citizenscrimewatch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Citizens' Crime Watch of Miami-Dade County Inc is a nonprofit, county-wide crime prevention organization founded in 1975, funded by county taxes, grants, and donations, delivering free Neighborhood Watch, Youth Crime Watch (K-12), Business Watch, self-defense, and home security programs to Miami-Dade residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Crime Prevention Services

NAICS

Investigation and Security Services (5616)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDALAEAG

Crime Prevention & Community Policing Programs

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Campus Safety, Security & Emergency Management

Keywords

• Crime prevention services
• Neighborhood watch programs
• Community safety education
• Youth crime prevention
• Self-defense training

Headquarters

HQ city

Doral

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Primary funding from Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners allocation, representing tax dollar support for county-wide crime prevention services.
2. Grants: Grant funding from government and institutional sources to support specific crime prevention programs and initiatives.
3. Donations: Charitable donations from individuals and businesses supporting community crime prevention mission. Accepts one-time donations, monthly recurring giving, corporate sponsorships, and in-kind donations of supplies, services, or equipment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Citizens' Crime Watch of Miami-Dade County is a nonprofit county-wide crime prevention program that organizes neighborhood watch groups, delivers school-based youth crime prevention programs, conducts free home security surveys, and offers certified self-defense training (R.A.D. and radKIDS). The organization bridges residents and 35+ municipal law enforcement agencies through phone chains, training, and community meetings, funded by the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners, grants, and donations.

Product overview

Citizens' Crime Watch of Miami-Dade County is a nonprofit county-wide crime prevention program consisting of multiple interconnected community safety initiatives. The core offerings include the Neighborhood Crime Watch program (organizing residential communities as Eyes and Ears of law enforcement), Youth Crime Watch (school-based K-12 crime prevention), Business Watch Program (commercial crime prevention collaboration), R.A.D. Women's Self-Defense and radKIDS children's self-defense training programs. Additional services include free Home Security Surveys, a weekly CCW Podcast, and various crime prevention educational resources. The organization serves as a bridge between the community and law enforcement agencies across Miami-Dade County's 34 municipalities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Youth Crime Watch (YCW): Youth crime prevention program for Miami-Dade County Public/Private Schools, grades K-12, founded in 1979.
• radKIDS
• R.A.D. Women's Self-Defense
• Business Watch Program

Products and services

• Neighborhood Crime Watch A county-wide program that organizes neighborhoods of single-family homes, condominiums, and town houses, teaching members techniques to reduce the risk of being victimized at home, in their vehicles, and in public places. Members learn to recognize suspicious activities, evaluate them, and properly report them to law enforcement.
• Crime Prevention Program Comprehensive crime prevention programs including home security surveys, apartment watch programs, and senior crime prevention education focusing on identity theft, personal safety, and fraud.
• Youth Crime Watch A youth crime prevention program available to all Miami-Dade County Public/Private Schools grades K-12. Helps youth develop proactive strategies to create safe schools through training programs, action projects, and leadership skill development.
• R.A.D. Women's Self-Defense A nationally recognized self-defense program for women ages 14 and up offering a realistic approach to self-defense education including personal safety lectures, physical defense skill instruction, and dynamic simulation. The 12-hour course is taught over three days across Miami-Dade County.
• radKIDS Self-Defense Program A nationally recognized 10-hour safety education program for children 5-12 years of age that empowers children and families with life skills curriculum focusing on boundaries, self-value, resilience, and physical resistance skills to recognize, avoid, resist, and escape violence or harm.
• Business Watch Program A proactive initiative designed to enhance crime prevention and promote community safety among local businesses. The program fosters collaboration among businesses to create a vigilant network that acts as the Eyes and Ears of law enforcement.
• Home Security Survey A free, professional on-site assessment provided by trained staff or public safety liaisons to evaluate home security vulnerabilities including door and window security, lighting, garage and fence safety, alarm systems, and landscaping risks.
• CCW Podcast Weekly podcast keeping listeners informed about local neighborhoods, crime prevention topics, and community safety initiatives in Miami-Dade County, distributed via YouTube and podcast platforms.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves approximately 10,000 students annually through presentations, assemblies, and YCW club meetings
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Miami-Dade Sheriff's OfficecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVital law enforcement partner in crime prevention efforts. Sheriff's Office personnel participate in neighborhood meetings, provide crime statistics and trends information, and collaborate on community safety initiatives.
• Miami-Dade County Public SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunds the Youth Crime Watch program through Miami-Dade Schools Police Department. YCW coordinators conduct school-wide crime prevention training and presentations.
• Miami-Dade County School PolicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaw enforcement partner for school safety. Works closely with YCW program to provide safety presentations and support for schools across the county.
• radKIDScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNationally recognized children's safety education program. Citizens' Crime Watch is a certified provider of the radKIDS 10-hour safety curriculum for children 5-12 years.
• R.A.D. (Rape, Abuse & Domestic Abuse Defense)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNationally recognized women's self-defense program. CCW provides certified R.A.D. instruction including 12-hour courses for women ages 14+ with lifetime return and practice policy.
• McGruff the Crime DogminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCrime prevention mascot featured at elementary school YCW events to engage young students in safety awareness.
• Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office (Public Awareness)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMiami-Dade Sheriff's Office shared public awareness reel on FIFA ticket scams, reminding fans to buy tickets from trusted sources.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• USAonWatch: National Neighborhood Watch Institute entity that provides training, resources, and recognition programs to local watch groups; directly comparable as a supporting organization for community crime prevention programs.
• National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC): National nonprofit that delivers crime prevention messaging and public education (creator of McGruff the Crime Dog), directly comparable to CCW's community-education mission and is named by CCW as a partner.
• R.A.D. Systems (Rape Aggression Defense): National women's self-defense training program that CCW is a certified provider of; directly comparable as a self-defense education and personal safety training provider with a national licensing model.
• radKIDS: Nationally recognized children's safety education program for ages 5-12; CCW is a certified radKIDS provider, making them direct peers in child-focused personal safety and self-defense education.
• Crime Stoppers: National nonprofit enabling anonymous crime reporting and community tips to law enforcement; directly comparable as a community-to-police bridge focused on crime prevention and reporting.
• National Neighborhood Watch (NNW): National umbrella organization that supports neighborhood watch groups across the U.S., directly comparable as a community-led crime prevention program with resident education and law enforcement coordination at its core.

Emerging players

• Nextdoor: Neighborhood-focused social platform that increasingly hosts safety reporting, neighborhood watch groups, and community alerts; comparable as a digital-channel alternative that competes for the same resident awareness and engagement.
• Citizen (Sp0n Inc.): Real-time public safety and crime alert app that notifies users of nearby incidents; comparable as an emerging tech-enabled community safety and suspicious-activity awareness platform addressing overlapping user needs.

Broad incumbents

• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: National nonprofit youth development organization with school and community-based programming; comparable as a larger established nonprofit delivering structured youth programming in schools across U.S. counties.
• Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD): Large established nonprofit focused on a specific category of public safety (drunk driving) through education, victim services, and policy advocacy; comparable as a larger nonprofit operating in a similar crime prevention / public safety education space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC2KKgSuCAjVvVNw9ojGVY2w
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/citizens-crime-watch-of-miami-dade-county-inc

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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