THE INSTITUTION OF 'CYCLING POLICE'

The aim is to provide security and service to citizens

Bicycle policing is one of the actions that the Cyprus Police have implemented in the context of the new anti-criminal policy it adopts 

with the aim of upgrading and quicker service of citizens and boosting a sense of security by enhancing the obvious police presence

and action.

In the context of upgrading the offered services of the Police to the citizens and by decision of the Chief of Police, the "Cycling Police" 

of the coastal cities was initially implemented on July 6, 2017, at the Famagusta Police Headquarters, and then expanded in the cities 

of Larnaca, Limassol and Paphos.

Police cyclists, among other things, conduct patrols with a stronger presence on the streets, squares and the coastal front, both for 

the purpose of preventing and suppressing crime, as well as for observing road safety rules as well as for the safety and service of 

citizens. They provide information to the public, deal with issues of general interest, in cooperation with and with the assistance of 

other Police Departments, while dealing with cases of a police nature.

Undoubtedly, the presence of cycling policemen is preventive and deterrent, since they can very easily penetrate areas where police 

patrols do not have access.