GCU has been working with the city of Phoenix, and a coalition of schools, churches, businesses and local residents along 27th Avenue to push back against what they call the epicenter of prostitution and other criminal activity in the Valley.

In 2022, the Phoenix City Council approved the Community Safety Plan, which originally focused on the 27th Avenue neighborhoods but eventually expanded to several others nearby. The program lead a multi-agency plan, combining the efforts of neighborhood services, police and the prosecutor's office, to address residents' safety concerns.

A new public safety center with advanced technology aims to curb crime and improve community safety near GCU on 27th Avenue.