KCPD joins Neighbors by Ring to provide users with real-time, local crime and safety information

For more information, contact:
KCPD Media Unit
816-234-5170

Neighbors Media Contact:
Morgan Culbertson
Public Relations Coordinator, Neighbors by Ring
[email protected]
805-822-9694

The Kansas City Missouri Police Department is the first in Missouri to join the Neighbors app to provide the community with real-time, local crime and safety information. The Neighbors network already has millions of users and has been instrumental in catching package thieves, stopping burglaries, and keeping neighborhoods safe.

Residents can download the free Neighbors app (available on iOS/Android here: https://download.ring.com/Kansascitypd), join their neighborhood, and use the app to: monitor neighborhood activity; share crime and safety-related videos, photos and text-based posts; and receive real-time safety alerts from neighbors, local law enforcement and the Ring team.

“Becoming part of the Neighbors app allows us to build on the success of our WatchKC program,” Chief Richard Smith said. “When residents voluntarily provide us with video and pictures of suspicious and criminal activity, we can more effectively prevent and solve crime.”

Jamie Siminoff, Chief Inventor and Founder of Ring, said, “We’re excited to have KCPD join Neighbors to keep their community up-to-date on local crime and safety information. Over the past few years we have learned that, when neighbors, the Ring team and law enforcement all work together, we can create safer communities. Neighbors is meant to facilitate real-time communication between these groups, while maintaining neighbor privacy first and foremost. By bringing security to every neighbor with the free Neighbors app, the Kansas City community can stay on top of crime and safety alerts as they happen.”

How It Works

• Download the Neighbors app (available via iOS/Android here: https://download.ring.com/Kansascitypd).
• Opt-in to join your neighborhood.
• Customize the geographic area you want to receive notifications for (users must verify where they are located and cannot participate in other neighborhoods).
• Receive real-time alerts from your neighbors, local law enforcement and the Ring team that inform of crime and safety alerts as they happen.
• View local crime and safety posts via a live feed or interactive map.
• Share text updates, photos and videos taken on any device, including Ring’s home security devices.
• Work with your community to make neighborhoods safer.

About Neighbors

Neighbors is a neighborhood watch app that provides real-time, local crime and safety information. Download the free Neighbors app (iOS/Android), join your neighborhood, and use the app to: monitor neighborhood activity; share crime and safety-related videos, photos and text-based posts; and receive real-time safety alerts from your neighbors, local law enforcement and the Ring team. Download Neighbors (iOS/Android) today to join your digital neighborhood watch. For more information visit www.ring.com/neighbors.

 About Ring

Ring’s mission is to reduce crime in neighborhoods by creating a Ring of Security around homes and communities. Ring is an Amazon company. The Ring product line, along with Neighbors by Ring, enable Ring to offer affordable, whole-home and neighborhood security devices and services. In fact, one Los Angeles neighborhood saw a 55 percent decrease in home break-ins after Ring Doorbells were installed on just ten percent of homes. For more information, visit www.ring.com. With Ring, you’re always home.