The Desert Ridge Community Association takes a proactive approach to reduce crime in our community. By utilizing patrols from Urban Tactical Services, partnering with Silent Witness, and fostering increased neighborhood block watch participation, we have made great strides in deterring residential crime in Desert Ridge.
However, the biggest crime deterrent in our community is most likely the presence of Phoenix Police patrol cars. You may have noticed there are more Phoenix Police driving around Desert Ridge than many other parts of the city. This is because the DRCA pays for City of Phoenix Police off-duty patrols. These patrols consist of uniformed officers driving marked City of Phoenix Police cars. Since the beginning of the program in late 2011, multiple arrests have been made by these patrol officers and our community has seen a substantial decrease in residential crime statistics. In fact, we have some of the lowest overall residential crime stats in the Valley.
Two of the officers heading up the program are our new Community Action Officer, Jeremy Campbell, and his fellow CAO Jeffrey Blair, who will also be assisting with our community.
As you can see, we have fantastic anti-crime programs in Desert Ridge. But these programs and patrols can’t cover everywhere in the community at once. As residents, we need to do our part to reduce crime in our community. It is also important to know and communicate with your neighbors and to keep looking for things that are out of place in your neighborhood. You can help make Desert Ridge a safer and better place to live by starting or participating in a neighborhood block watch program.
If you’re interested in learning how to start a neighborhood block watch program, please contact the Desert Ridge Community Association office at 480-551-4553
Community Action Officer
Black Mountain Precinct
Phoenix Police Department
Hello Desert Ridge Community Association. I am the newest member of the Black Mountain Precinct Community Action Squad. My name is Officer Jeffrey Blair #7966, and I have been a member of the Phoenix Police Department since 2004. Currently I am assigned to the 21 west/area of the Black Mountain Precinct, which is everything north of the Loop 101 Freeway and west of 7th Street.
I was born and raised in Phoenix and am a second-generation Phoenix Police Officer. I started my career in the Mountain View Precinct where I worked in patrol and on the Neighborhood Enforcement Team. As a member of the NET team I learned how to identify and address a multitude of issues that would plague neighborhoods. Working through short-term and long-term investigations which utilized every available city resource to include community groups, is what created permanent solutions and impacted the criminal issues.
My most recent assignment was working with our youth as a School Resource Officer. I assisted the Paradise Valley Unified School District as their District Police Officer for over 5 ½ years. My focus as an officer has always been around Community Based Policing. Community engagement and community partnerships are the key components that allow for a trusting relationship between the police and communities we serve.
I look forward to my new Community Action Officer position and I am very excited to assist in further developing and continuing the community relationships with the Phoenix Police Department.
Community Action Officer
Black Mountain Precinct
Phoenix Police Department
I am the newest member of the Black Mountain Precinct Community Action Squad. My name is Officer Jeremy Campbell #9021, and I have been a member of the Phoenix Police Department since 2007. Currently I am assigned to the 21 area of the Black Mountain Precinct, which is everything North of the Loop 101 Freeway.
I was born and raised in Phoenix, and I am a first-generation Phoenix Police Officer. I started my career in the Cactus Park Precinct as a Patrol Officer and worked numerous squad areas until moving into the Desert Horizon Precinct working more numerous squad areas.
I bring fourteen years of patrol experience to the position of a Community Action Officer at Black Mountain Precinct. In those fourteen years, I learned to identify a multitude of issues and worked through them to promote a positive outcome. Continuing and maintaining community partnerships are the key components that allow for a trusting relationship between the police and communities we serve.
To have a brief understanding a Community Action Officer is part of a community resource team, which utilizes community-based problem solving by developing and maintaining relationships with patrol officers, Neighborhood Enforcement squads, investigation bureaus, various City Departments, City Manager’s Office, City Council and their representatives, as well as various community partners. We try to help resolve or find solutions for community issues, that may not necessarily involve crime.
Community Action Officers attend community events, host block watch meetings, and help build relationships between the Phoenix Police Department and the community we serve. Each Community Action Officer serves multiple communities, business districts, and apartment complexes in their areas.
I look forward to my new Community Action Officer position and I am very excited to assist in further developing and continuing the community relationships with the Phoenix Police Department in the Black Mountain Precinct.
