# Neighborhood Safety Apps Home Elephant Uses Social Media to Keep Your Street Safe By Chalaine Mantha | Published 2011-04-21 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/home-elephant References: [thenextweb](http://thenextweb.com/apps/2011/04/20/home-elephants-new-iphone-app-makes-neighborhoods-more-neighborly/) & [itunes.apple](http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/home-elephant/id431799568?mt=8) Home Elephant states that it is "the world's first [social media platform for neighborhoods](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/neigbordrop)." The app is made for [iPhone](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/locket) and offers people a way to communicate with their neighbors and keep their street safe. Home Elephant has different types of alerts that users can write or react to such as Neighborhood Watch Alerts, Crime reports, Notices and [Lost & Found Alerts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/puppy-platoon). Situations from missing pets to creepy guys in vans can be written about and sent out to neighbors in the area. Home Elephant has created a short video to show users how the app can be used. It features a person dressed up in a dog costume who has stolen a computer. A woman out jogging notices and sends an alert out to her neighbors that also shows where she was standing when the incident occurred. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.5/10 - Popularity: 22% | Activity: 46% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Life](https://www.trendhunter.com/life) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Neighborhood Safety Apps:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a neighborhood safety app that integrates social media platforms and offers various types of alerts for users to communicate and report suspicious activities. - **Social Media for Neighborhoods:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a social media platform specifically designed for neighbors to connect, share information, and enhance community safety. - **Crowdsourced Safety Reports:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Build an app that enables users to report and share safety incidents with their neighbors in real-time, promoting community awareness and rapid response. ### Who This Affects Most - **Mobile App Development:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Provide customized mobile app solutions for neighborhoods to connect, collaborate, and enhance safety within their communities. - **Social Media Platforms:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Enhance existing social media platforms by incorporating neighborhood-specific features and safety alert functionalities. - **Community Safety Services:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Offer comprehensive safety services tailored for neighborhoods, including the development and implementation of neighborhood safety apps. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Location-Based Social App Features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snapchat-home-safe.md) - [Community Social Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beezle-social.md) - [Personal Safety Applications](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/citizen-app.md) - [Women’s Safety Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/im-safe.md) - [Family Safety Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/family-safety-app.md) - [Child-Safe Social Media Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/childsafe-social-media-app.md) - [Anti-Stalking App Features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tile.md) - [Proactive Police Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/police-apps.md) - [Personal Safety Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/just-n-case.md)