The Public Safety Department provides professional security services to town government. Patrol officers are assigned rotating tours of duty coordinated to provide 24-hour coverage of all town properties and facilities. The uniformed public-safety officers patrol the properties of the town on foot, on bicycle and in vehicles; officers are trained in first aid, traffic control, rescue operations, and fire-safety techniques. The department operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Public Safety also provides services such as safety courses for applicants for peddler's licenses and provides a speakers bureau that lectures on security and safety to local, civic and fraternal organizations. Hempstead Town's certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians are available to inspect and properly install child car-safety seats.