The University Police maintain a bicycle patrol program, which has proven to be an excellent method of policing the campus.  The bicycle patrol is a cost effective way to conduct policing. Initiated in June 1992, five Police Officers were assigned to bicycle patrol on the University Park Campus.  Following this period additional officers were added to the bicycle patrol force.  The department currently owns 11 mountain bikes which are adapted specifically for patrol operations.  The bicycle patrol on average logs over five thousand miles per year depending on the weather conditions.

There are many benefits associated with bicycle patrols.  The mobility of the bicycles enables officers to patrol areas more frequently and to move silently in and out of any area.  Bike patrols can move through areas of congestion with relative ease compared to police cruisers.  Violators on bicycles can be easily pursued regardless of the route they may take.  Contact with the community increases with the officer on a bicycle being more approachable than those in automobiles.  The only disadvantage to the bicycle patrol is weather conditions, so patrolling during the winter months is
not conducted.