Mounting crimes in a newly developed commercial section of Oakland and police department layoffs are given as reasons for the formation of a citizen-government alliance which established a plan for financing additional police services. Private funding in the amount of $1 million was used to provide two additional mounted and three walking beat officers plus five horses in an area described as the 'Enhancement District.' The funds were channeled through a pass through agency -- the Office of Economic Development under a 10-year contract. Results indicate that over a 5-year period from 1981 to 1985, crimes against persons dropped 53 percent from 246 to 116; property crimes decreased 26 percent from 1,014 to 748; and Part I offenses plunged 22 percent. Information is provided on another effort launched by the Oakland Police Department -- establishment of three community-based information offices in the city's Asian refugee community. 2 photographs.