Who we are

A PUBLIC SAFETY NONPROFIT.

JDF is not a private security company.

Patrol units cover every street from the I-10 Freeway to Olympic Boulevard, between La Cienega and Roxbury, day and night. Nobody signs a contract and nobody receives an invoice: the community funds the work together, and the whole community is protected.

Donate Now What We Do

24/7 On the street, already in position

Armed patrol and dispatch every day and every night, with medical training to treat people until help arrives.

911 Comes first, always

Every criminal matter is escalated immediately to 911 and LAPD. JDF complements law enforcement and never replaces it.

0 Contracts or invoices

Funded by the community, protecting everyone. Armed response is provided by a licensed California Private Patrol Operator.

What we stand for

Mission, vision, and key values

Mission

To protect lives, deter crime, and strengthen the resilience of the communities we serve through visible, professional, and coordinated public safety operations that complement the work of law enforcement rather than attempting to replace it.

Vision

To be recognized as one of the leading nonprofit community protection organizations in the United States: continuously staffed, professionally accountable, and trusted equally by the residents we protect and by the law enforcement agencies and public agencies we work alongside every day.

Key values

Presence over reactionDeterrence costs less than response
Coordination, never substitutionLAPD leads every criminal matter
Accountability to the donorEach dollar traces to an hour of coverage
Professional standardsWithout exception

Why now

Three developments reached this neighborhood at once

The street a child walks to school is the street JDF was built to cover.

THREAT SEVERITY RISING

Antisemitic incidents hit record levels in 2024. Although the 2025 count fell, violent incidents did not.

POLICE STRENGTH AT A GENERATION LOW

Sworn LAPD strength dropped to its lowest point in a generation, spread across the entire city.

INFORMAL PROTECTION IS FRAGMENTED

A volunteer at the door and a guard hired for the holidays protect buildings, not people. They do not cover the four blocks between a synagogue and a family home.

Where JDF fits

Every alternative covers a piece. JDF covers the neighborhood.

Coverage between buildings, not just at addresses.

WhoWhat it coversWhat it misses

JDF Public Safety24/7 armed patrol, K-9 bomb detection, 24/7 dispatch, special event coverageFunded by the community, protecting everyone

Volunteer security groupsThe inside of a building during a serviceThe street. Unarmed and site-specific

National coordination bodiesIntelligence, training and agency liaisonAny patrol. Advisory only

Institutional guard contractsOne address, during opening hoursEverything between buildings

Commercial patrol companiesRoutes for subscribing clientsNon-subscribers, and canine

On the street

FIRST RESPONDERS.
COORDINATED WITH LAPD.

JDF units are already on patrol in the neighborhood when something happens. Dispatchers who know the neighborhood answer the hotline, and every criminal matter goes straight to 911 and LAPD.

Dedicated, continuous street presenceMarked and unmarked units, day and night.

Intel and threat analysisMonitoring, assessment and early warning so threats are addressed before they reach the street.

K-9 explosive detectionCertified canine teams sweep synagogues, schools and community venues.

Coverage that rises with the riskSupplemental units on Shabbat, the High Holidays and elevated-security days.

JDF Public Safety tactical field coordination and community security briefing

Governance and growth

Accountable leadership. Deliberate growth.

A zone enters the plan only when funded hours exist for it. Expanding early would weaken protection everywhere at once.

Community board

Oversees the budget, use-of-force policy, financial reporting and the annual audit.

Leadership

David SinaiCommunity public safety direction
Director of OperationsDay-to-day command

Service zones

Zone 1 todayPico-Robertson and Beverlywood
NextBeverly Hills, Century City, West LA
PlannedSan Fernando Valley

911 comes first.

For any emergency or crime in progress, call 911. Then call the JDF Public Safety Hotline, answered by dispatchers who know the neighborhood.

Public Safety Hotline(213) 260-0061

PREPARED. VIGILANT. UNITED.

Families, congregations, schools and businesses move as one population through one set of streets. That is what makes shared coverage work.