Community Outreach Division

Law enforcement agencies throughout the nation have long recognized the need to build positive working relationships with members of any and all communities that each agency serves.

The aim of a good working relationship is primarily to build trust and mutual respect. To accomplish this goal means a willingness to facilitate frank conversations between minority communities and law enforcement which allow each party to openly address historic tensions, grievances and misconceptions between them.

Sheriff Paul Penzone and the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office are committed to ongoing and sustainable relationships with all of our citizens - relationships which foster mutual respect and enhance public safety service. These relationships serve to ensure that the Sheriff’s Office responds appropriately to crime as well as quality of life issues which affect our community.

To facilitate that goal, Sheriff Penzone and the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office established the Community Outreach Division (COrD.) This Division is responsible for the office-wide administration, facilitation, and coordination of community outreach programs and events.

COrD is also responsible for establishing a variety of programs and events with the goal of creating and maintaining positive relations between the Office and the community. Following are the objectives of COrD:

• Strengthening relationships and building opportunities for open communication and dialogue between the Office and its communities.
• Increasing participation of community members in addressing public safety issues in partnership with the Office.
• Facilitating interactions between the Office and community members to address quality of life concerns.
• Responding to community concerns in a respectful, straightforward, and timely manner.

COrD team members can be contacted in any one of the following ways:

By emailing: Community Action Team email

By telephoning the main Sheriff’s Office Phone number: (602) 876-1000,

By mailing us at our downtown headquarters at 550 W. Jackson St., Phoenix, AZ 85003 or by visiting us there in person.

Should you have an immediate concern, direct phone inquiries can be addressed by the community outreach coordinator, at (602) 876-4260.

En espanol, telephono Deputy Hector Martinez at (602) 876-5980.

Please feel free to contact this division for any community related questions or concerns. All other comments, concerns and/or compliments can be directed to our feedback page or by calling (602) 876-5429.

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