Citizen COP

CitizenCOP
DeveloperINFOCRATS Web Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
ReleaseOctober 1, 2012; 14 years ago (2012-10-01)
Stable release
Android4.2.66 / July 20, 2020; 6 years ago (2020-07-20)
iOS/iPadOS6.6.6 / June 4, 2020; 6 years ago (2020-06-04)
Operating systemAndroid 5.0 or later
iOS 10.0 or later
iPadOS 10.0 or later
TypePersonal safety app
LicenseProprietary freeware
Websitewww.citizencop.org

CitizenCOP is a mobile application, developed by the INFOCRATS Web Solutions Pvt. Ltd. and published in October 2012 as freeware. It is developed with the concept to leverage growing use of smart phones for safety of citizens and promote a crime free environment by encouraging voluntary anonymous crime reporting. CitizenCOP app is currently operating in co-ordination of police departments of Bhopal, Indore, Jhansi, Raipur, Noida, Bengaluru and Navi Mumbai. In Raipur, Chief Minister Dr. Raman Singh presided over the launch of CitizenCOP app. For cities where CitizenCOP does not have police association, lite version of the application is working. On 7 March 2016, full version of CitizenCOP was launched in co-ordination of police department of Noida, India. On the occasion of International Women's Day on 8 March 2016, CitizenCOP was launched in Varanasi in co-ordination with the police administration of the city.

Features

CitizenCOP has been bundled with several personal safety and convenience features like /Incident Reporting, SOS Help, Towed Vehicle Search, News and Notifications, GEO Fencing, Police Phone Directory, Report Lost Article, My Safe Zone, etc.

Report an Incident

This feature is the key feature of the app. It gives each citizen a power to anonymously report crime to police. One needs to go to this option on the menu screen where he can upload images or videos of any incident he is witnessing as an evidence.

Help Me (SOS)

This function lets the user send a SOS message for instant Help in emergency situations. The user needs to save up to four trusted contacts, who can be alerted through a SOS message sent via the App in case of emergency. On clicking 'Help Me' button, the application sends an auto generated message along with the real-time GEO location of the user. It also reports the same information to police control room to help them initiate quick action.

The police while towing a vehicle registers the pickup location and the location where they drop it. The user can search if their vehicle has been towed using the 'Towed Vehicle Search' option and entering Vehicle License plate number and the date.

My Safe Zone

The user can set an area on map as a Safe Zone in which he feels secured. Whenever the user crosses the boundary mentioned, a SOS message will automatically be sent to preset contact numbers along with the police officials.


Awards and recognition

On 13 April 2015, CitizenCOP was presented the e-Governance Excellence Award. The award was given under the category Improvement in Citizen Service Delivery/ Governance through use of IT (Private/ Non Govt Sector).

In 2016 CitizenCOP received the Digital India award.

References

  1. ↑ "CitizenCOP - Apps on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  2. ↑ "CitizenCOP on the App Store". apps.apple.com. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  3. ↑ Home Minister Launches Citizen COP Mobile Application Archived 2014-01-09 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Home Minister Uma Shankar Gupta Launches Citizen COP Mobile Application at Bhopal
  5. ↑ "Raman Singh launches Citizen COP app for police complaints". Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Noida police launches mobile app to fight crime". Times Of India. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "SSP ने सिटीजन कॉप ऐप किया लॉन्च, 3 नंबर पर सीधे भेज सकेंगे मैसेज". Dainik Bhaskar. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  8. ↑ See Any Crime Being Committed, Report it through Citizen COP
  9. ↑ 'Citizen Cop' reaches students
  10. ↑ Use Citizen COP Mobile App To Lodge Complaints
  11. ↑ Mobile App Citizen Cop Could Boost Voluntary Crime Reporting
  12. ↑ Women Safety Feature Added to Citizen COP App
  13. ↑ Police will reach instantly for help, by clicking Help Me on Citizen COP
  14. ↑ Find towed vehicle information through Citizen COP
  15. ↑ Use Citizen COP App to find information about your Towed Vehicle
  16. ↑ Citizen Cop eLakshman Rekha
  17. ↑ "MAP_IT on behalf of the Department of Science & Technology, Government of Madhya Pradesh". Map_IT. Archived from the original on 2015-03-19. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  18. ↑ "Chhattisgarh's smart policing app 'Citizen Cop' to receive Digital India award". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-11-24.