Some Northwest Davenport residents are calling to take back their Ridgeview Park neighborhood.
That's after violence and vandalism just steps from Fillmore School.
"It shouldn't be that way," said Toni Montgomery.
Montgomery says that her eight year old son was choked by a neighborhood bully on the playground after hours.
"It's terrible out here any more," she continued. "We're sick of it."
While there's a Drug Free Zone near the school, another neighbor reported at least five drug deals on the playground during a recent Saturday afternoon.
"They just don't feel safe," said Bob Babcock, a community activist also running for alderman. "That's not the kind of neighborhood we want."
Babcock plans to start the Ridgeview Park Neighborhood Watch Association.
The first meeting will be Tuesday, October 13, starting at 6:30 p.m., at Fillmore School.
The school is at 7307 Pacific Street in Davenport.
"It's important to do something now," Babcock said. "Get mad, be angry, it's okay. It's not hopeless."
After drug deals, fights, break-ins and even vandalism at a nearby church, neighbors are ready for a solution.
"The neighbors can all get together and find out who's doing the crime," Montgomery said. "We can get it stopped."
That's important near Ridgeview Park.
"I don't care who I talk to," she concluded. "I just want my neighborhood back."