The University of Pennsylvania Police Department (UPPD) is comprised of 121 of full-time sworn police officers.   All UPPD officers are  certified by and receive their law enforcement authority through the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Municipal Police Officers Training and Education Commission.

Penn Patrol Zone

The primary responsibilities of the UPPD are crime prevention, abatement and investigation within the Penn patrol zone jurisdiction, which extends from 30th Street to 43rd Street (east to west) and Market Street to Baltimore Avenue (north to south). Their responsibilities, such as attending court hearings, transporting victims, witnesses and suspects, do take them outside of the Penn Patrol Zone as well.