You are correct in the fact that the land for the ballpark was donated. It was donated by the Maryvale developer John F. Long. Dont quote me on specifics but I believe Maryvale was intended to be a master planned community way back in the 50s-60s with affordable housing/malls,etc. That being said, as with most crime ridden areas, if you are minding your business and not out looking for trouble you will more often than not be left alone. I have friends that work for Phoenix PD out of Maryvale and colleagues who work out of fire station 25 who pretty much all say the same thing regarding crime they see out there. Its generally "bad guy on bad guy" stuff. Anyhow, Im totally with Fleenor on disliking the Rising Stars game being out in Surprise. Its a nice ballpark, but there is no real good access to get out there, its pretty much either Grand Ave or Bell Road, both which can be a real pain to drive on. Who knows, maybe the Salt River reservation would be open to putting another ballpark out there like the Dbacks/Rockies stadium. I would be ok with that.