Several officers of the department are assigned to bike patrol, which allows for specialized crime prevention efforts and provides a unique opportunity to interact with the community. Benefits from police bike patrols include:
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- Bike patrols result in more than twice as many contact with the public than vehicle patrols
- Perpetrators often don’t notice bike patrols
- Bike patrols can go where traditional patrol vehicles can’t
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