Founded in 1968, the University of Texas at Austin Police Department (UTPD) employs more than 100 sworn officers. It is a ful ... ly-functioning, accredited state police agency serving the UT community 24 hours a day. UTPD includes an investigative division, K-9 teams, bicycle teams and its own 911 dispatch center. The department operates on a community-oriented policing philosophy driven by a strong partnership of trust and communication among UT students, employees and visitors to campus. An engaged community is a safe community. In line with our campus slogan, UTPD is changing the way the world views police one interaction at a time. read more