How we protect
PRESENCE BEFORE THE INCIDENT
Deterrence costs less than response.
Patrol units cover every street from the I-10 Freeway to Olympic Boulevard, between La Cienega and Roxbury, day and night. The model is simple: be there first, and be seen.
On the street every day and every night, with dispatchers on the line.
52 Shabbat days plus 14 High Holiday and elevated-security days.
Supplemental units lift deployment during peak windows.
On the street
Four layers, one presence
Select a layer to see what it does. Together they cover the street between the buildings.
Armed patrols
Armed, marked and unmarked units are the backbone. A unit outside a synagogue as Friday services begin tells anyone watching that the location is protected, before anything happens. Motorcycle units reach crowded streets four wheels cannot.
Marked and unmarked responders
Visible uniformed responders deter. Unmarked responders observe and report. Together they cover the street between the buildings, day and night.
K-9 explosive detection
Certified canine teams sweep synagogues, schools and community venues. 80 explosive detection sweeps completed.
Bicycle ambassadors
Friendly, approachable and fast through pedestrian areas. Ambassadors are the daily face of JDF on foot-traffic streets and a constant, reassuring presence.
Surge coverage
Coverage that rises with the risk
Risk here follows the calendar. JDF adds supplemental units on the days the community gathers.
52 daysSupplemental units on every Shabbat of the year, when streets and synagogues are fullest.
14 daysAdded coverage on High Holiday and elevated-security days, and for special community events.
5.2 unitsSupplemental units lift deployment to 5.2 patrol units on the street during peak windows.
Response and coverage compared
Already on patrol when it matters
A volunteer at the door and a guard hired for the holidays protect buildings, not people. JDF covers the streets, routes and public spaces in between.
The landscape
Every alternative covers a piece. JDF covers the neighborhood.
Volunteer security groups
Covers: The inside of a building during a service.
Misses: The street. They are unarmed and site-specific.
National coordination bodies
Covers: Intelligence, training and agency liaison.
Misses: Any patrol. They are advisory only.
Institutional guard contracts
Covers: One address, during opening hours.
Misses: Everything between buildings.
Commercial patrol companies
Covers: Routes for subscribing clients.
Misses: Non-subscribers, and canine. Coverage is as patchy as the subscription map.
Working with law enforcement
COORDINATION, NEVER SUBSTITUTION
LAPD leads every criminal matter. JDF adds what a citywide force cannot give one neighborhood: dedicated, continuous street presence, and coverage between buildings, not just at addresses.
- Dedicated, continuous street presence
- Coverage between buildings, not just at addresses
- Coordinates with, never replaces, LAPD
For any emergency or crime in progress, call 911. Then call the JDF Public Safety Hotline, answered by dispatchers who know the neighborhood.
Nobody signs a contract and nobody receives an invoice. The community funds the work together, and the whole community is protected.