About the area: The 184.5 Square miles are divided into 3 police districts. District One is a unique and ethnically diverse community. It encompasses both an entertainment district, comprised of restaurants, nightclubs, retail shopping, art galleries and the Scottsdale Center for the Arts, along with a community of single and multi-family housing. The police function within this district is well entrenched into the tenets of Community Oriented Policing and those officers and employees working within the district have established very close bonds with the citizens they serve. This district borders Tempe, Phoenix, Salt River Pima Indian Community and Paradise Valley. District Two is located in the southern portion of Scottsdale. District Three encompasses nearly two thirds of the geographic area of the city and serves 90,000 residents. It continues to experience tremendous growth in single and multi-family residences, retail, commercial and light industrial development. It also encompasses the McDowell Mountain Preserve, a popular and scenic natural reserve of the Sonoran Desert.