# Community Safety Applications 'Raheem' is an NGO Dedicated to Positively Supporting the Community By Colin Smith | Published 2021-12-21 | Updated 2021-12-27 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/raheem References: [raheem.ai](https://www.raheem.ai/)  'Raheem' is a nonprofit NGO based in Oakland, California. Originally founded in 2017 as a means of [reporting police officers online](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-reporting) who needed to be held accountable, Raheem has evolved in 2021 to become an online community safety-focused alternative to police services. The startup application partners with registered organizations, community organizations, crisis teams, and abolitionists to build a United States-wide network of response operators. The key differential between these Raheem operators and police is that Raheem aims to provide individuals in a crisis with care instead of force and potential violence. Raheem is run by a team of mostly [Black and Brown](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/she-matters-app) POCs who are experts in policy, research, and data science. With this expertise, the app intends on creating a more positive society through change and reform. Image Credit: Raheem.ai ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.5/10 - Popularity: 16% | Activity: 19% | Freshness: 11% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) > [Activism](https://www.trendhunter.com/activism) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Community-led Safety:** Creating online platforms that connect communities with non-police safety resources and support. - **Crisis Response Networks:** Establishing mobile networks that can respond to crises with care and expertise, in order to support individuals in a crisis. - **Non-profit Apps for Social Good:** Developing and scaling up versionistaion apps that aim to create a more positive society through change and reform. ### Who This Affects Most - **Nonprofit and Ngos:** Nonprofit and NGOs can participate in creating community safety and crisis response networks that can help solve the problem of under-policing in communities. - **Data Science and Analytics:** Data scientists and analysts can participate in creating and scaling up non-profit apps that create more data-driven safety and crisis response networks. - **Crisis Response Services:** Crisis response services can use the visibility offered by non-profit apps to better understand the needs of communities and provide support in a more timely fashion. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Social Justice Networking Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/reyets-app.md) - [Collaborative Policing Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/policing-app.md) - [Police Filming Awareness Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/get-real-movement.md) - [Proactive Police Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/police-apps.md) - [Beauty Standard-Redefining Wellness Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wellness-application.md) - [Safety-Focused Crowdfunding Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/running-mate.md) - [Personal Safety Applications](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/citizen-app.md) - [Home Security-Branded Cafes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/neighbourgood-caf.md) - [Connective Altruistic Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/heart-2-help.md)