SafeGrowth

What SafeGrowth does

SafeGrowth, founded in 2007 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado, is a methodology-first neighborhood safety planning organization that operates as a registered product of AlterNation LLC with 6 employees. The company delivers a 2nd Generation Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) framework that integrates physical environmental design with social cohesion and resident empowerment, structured around its proprietary "Four Phases of SafeGrowth Programming" and the "TO-FOR-WITH" community engagement principle. The methodology is co-developed by Gregory Saville and Mateja Mihinjac, the credited co-developers of 2nd and 3rd Generation CPTED, and is incorporated into the ISO CPTED standard via the International CPTED Association.

Name

SafeGrowth

Legal name

SafeGrowth (registered product of AlterNation LLC)

Website

https://safegrowth.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SafeGrowth delivers 2nd Generation CPTED neighborhood safety planning methodology and training (the "Four Phases" framework with TO-FOR-WITH engagement) to city governments, police agencies, community policing centers, urban planners, and resident groups worldwide, via the SafeGrowth & Livability Academy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Safety Consulting

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251)

akta.pro primary industry

Safety Compliance, Audits & Risk Assessments (Security Assessments, CPTED) (EDAEACAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Development & Neighborhood Revitalization (CDBG, Place-Based Initiatives) (BPAIANAE)

Keywords

• Crime prevention consulting
• Community safety training
• CPTED methodology
• Neighborhood planning
• Public safety advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. SafeGrowth & Livability Academy Training: Fee-based training programs delivered to community groups, police, urban planners, and residents. Training includes workshops, safety audits, and certification in the SafeGrowth methodology.
2. Consulting & Advising Services: Expert consulting services for cities and organizations implementing SafeGrowth neighborhood planning initiatives.
3. Book Sales: Sale of the comprehensive SafeGrowth book covering philosophical, theoretical, and practical concepts for building cohesive neighborhoods of safety and livability.
4. Summits & Search Conferences: Event-based engagement through hosting and participating in summits and search conferences on neighborhood safety planning.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

SafeGrowth is a neighborhood safety planning philosophy and methodology built on 2nd Generation Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED). The organization provides training programs, technical assistance, consulting, summits, and educational resources that help municipalities, police agencies, and community groups design and implement neighborhood-scale safety and livability plans.

Product overview

SafeGrowth is a neighborhood safety planning philosophy and methodology organization offering a suite of programs including instructor-led training workshops, technical assistance and consulting services, summits and conferences, and educational resources. The core offerings consist of the SafeGrowth & Livability Academy Training for practitioners, the SafeGrowth Risk Assessment Matrix toolkit for neighborhood evaluation, and a content platform featuring a podcast and blog with expert contributors. Additional resources include TED-Ed tutorials, publications like the 'Building Neighborhoods of Safety & Livability' book, and various downloadable materials for community teams. The organization operates as a methodology-first approach rather than a software-as-a-service platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SafeGrowth & Livability Academy: Training program for SafeGrowth methodology and 2nd Generation CPTED
• SafeGrowth Network
• SafeGrowth Movement

Products and services

• SafeGrowth & Livability Academy Training Structured training program teaching practitioners and municipal teams the SafeGrowth methodology and 2nd Generation CPTED principles for neighborhood safety and livability planning.
• Technical Assistance & Crime Prevention Services Hands-on expert support and field assistance helping municipalities and public safety agencies apply SafeGrowth principles to specific neighborhood crime prevention and livability challenges.
• Consulting & Advising Strategic advisory engagements for cities, police agencies, and community organizations planning long-term, multi-stakeholder safety and livability initiatives.
• Summits & Search Conferences Multi-stakeholder facilitated events that bring residents, urban planners, and public safety professionals together to design neighborhood-scale safety and livability solutions.
• Building Neighborhoods of Safety & Livability (Book) Published book authored by SafeGrowth practitioners documenting the SafeGrowth methodology, CPTED evolution, and case studies for neighborhood-scale crime prevention and livability planning.

Quantifiable outcome

• First community-based SafeGrowth training and first 2nd Generation CPTED training in British Columbia, Canada
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Strathcona Community Policing CentreflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2024Police-sponsored community organization that organized and sponsored the first community-based SafeGrowth training in Vancouver. The partnership delivered 2nd Generation CPTED training to neighborhood residents, local organizations, businesses, and Vancouver Police members organized into three project teams.
• City of HelsingborgflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2022Municipal government partner for the first European demonstration of SafeGrowth as part of the H22 Smart City Expo. The city provided coordinator Iman Abbas and local team support for implementation in the Drottninghög neighborhood.
• International CPTED AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2022Professional association whose members developed the ISO CPTED standard and incorporated 2nd and 3rd Generation CPTED principles. SafeGrowth methodology aligns with ICA standards and research.
• AlterNation LLCcoreOthersAlterNation LLC is the parent company managing the SafeGrowth Alliance. The company owns and manages the SafeGrowth brand, methodology, and network worldwide. SafeGrowth is a registered product of AlterNation LLC.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Smart Growth America: Coalition advancing urban planning and inclusive neighborhood development across U.S. cities. Overlaps with SafeGrowth's '21st century cities' framing and municipal customer base.
• Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC): Large community development financial institution supporting neighborhood revitalization across U.S. cities. Touches SafeGrowth's community-development outcomes through broader real-estate-financed programs.
• Vera Institute of Justice: Justice-innovation nonprofit piloting policing, safety, and community programs. Broader justice-reform scope than SafeGrowth but overlapping audience of municipal and law-enforcement decision makers.
• International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP): Law-enforcement leadership association offering training, consulting, and policy resources to police agencies globally. Overlaps with SafeGrowth's police training and community-policing curriculum.

Direct peers

• National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC): Mission-aligned national nonprofit preventing crime through community engagement and public education; comparable operating model spanning education, training materials, and municipal partnerships.
• Strong Towns: Bottom-up urbanist nonprofit advocating incremental, resident-driven neighborhood development. Shares SafeGrowth's TO-FOR-WITH empowerment philosophy and municipal-facing content engine.
• Center for Problem-Oriented Policing (POP Center): Provides guides, training, and consulting for community-based crime prevention and problem-solving policing. Direct overlap with SafeGrowth's community-policing engagement approach and police audience.
• Project for Public Spaces (PPS): Place-making nonprofit helping communities reimagine public spaces through resident participation. Overlaps with SafeGrowth's neighborhood-scale engagement model and tool-based consulting practice.
• International CPTED Association (ICA): ICA's members developed the ISO CPTED standards that SafeGrowth's 2nd Generation CPTED methodology explicitly aligns with. Both operate globally around CPTED training, certification, and professional community development.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCg2Jck3C5eQ
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/safegrowth

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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