Located at the western end of 36th Street in Tucson, Arizona, the 36th Street Trailhead provides access to Tucson Mountain Park, which offers plenty of trails and space to hike, go mountain biking, or go horseback riding.
But for a long time, the entrance to the trailhead was not a safe place to be, given the number of crimes that were taking place there. The area is remote and at the outer edge of police patrol, and some people were using the area to drink illegally, do drugs and commit other crimes. To top it off, the trailhead is jointly owned by the city police department and Sheriff’s office, so jurisdiction and responsibility over which agency would respond to 911 calls made the situation even more difficult.