The Patrol Division is the largest division in the police department. The purpose of the division is to provide a high standard of public safety and assistance twenty-four hours a day for the protection of the University Community. Patrol officers provide a wide variety of law enforcement services including responding to calls for service, writing reports, conducting preliminary investigations, and providing security to the university property. During home football weekends, the University of Alabama Campus can easily become a community of over 100,000 people. Patrol officers take on several different responsibilities during these events including crowd control, lost children/parents, traffic control and any number of enforcement situations. These responsibilities are achieved in a variety of methods including foot patrol, bike patrol, motorcycles, and a fleet of 16 marked patrol units. The Patrol Division is staffed by 3 Lieutenants, 6 Sergeants and 25 to 30 patrol officers.