The New York State University Police at Binghamton is a fully accredited law enforcement agency since 2019 recognized by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services with 42 sworn law-enforcement officers.
The number of officers is proportional to the number of students enrolled at Binghamton University.
Compared to other SUNY Centers
Binghamton University - 1 officer per 477 students
University of Buffalo - 1 officer per 530 students
University at Albany - 1 officer per 439 students
Stony Brook University - 1 officer per 446 students
Compared to local municipalities
Binghamton PD - 1 officer per 311 people
Johnson City PD - 1 officer per 382 people
Endicott PD - 1 officer per 400 people
Binghamton University- 1 officer per 499 people
Our Mission
The mission of the New York State University Police at Binghamton is to provide law enforcement services that furnish a safe environment for the campus community.
Biased Conduct/Enforcement Prohibited
The New York University Police Department at Binghamton University is comprised of officers who are diverse, empathetic, and have a graduate level understanding of how to police on an institution of higher learning. It is the policy of the New York State University Police and responsibility of each member to protect the rights of all individuals regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, gender, pregnancy, gender identify, sexual orientation, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, veteran status, military status, domestic violence victim status, socio-economic status, or ex-offender status; to treat all individuals with dignity, equality, and fairness. To assure that all official actions where an individual's freedom to move about is hindered is based upon reasonable suspicion or probable cause. Bias or prejudice of any kind will not be tolerated in any dealings with individuals whether they are victims, suspects, when being taken into custody, or while in the custody of our University Police Department.
Training
Our New York State University Police Department has a duty to protect and serve everyone in our community. Regular and continuous training allows our police officers to remain diligent in their duties while always adapting to new approaches in an ever-changing world. The bulk of our annual training is in-service training which is conducted twice a year (during winter and summer break). In addition, numerous other training programs are conducted throughout the year for both our new officers and our seasoned officers. Many of these training programs are required by NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services for every certified police officer in NYS. However, our NYS University Police Department goes above and beyond the required training programs by requiring additional training to assure our officers are educated and informed about the many aspects of community policing.
Our officers are also called in to service to provide training for local law enforcement academies.
The following is a list of training programs conducted over the last year.
