To create a campus environment that is conducive to good learning and living and to protect and secure the personal property and assets of the college, Mercyhurst operates a police and safety office located on the lower level of McAuley Hall .
Officers are on duty year round, patrolling the campus by foot, automobile and bicycle.
Under the direction of the dean of public safety and the Mercyhurst chief of police, the police and safety operations on the main campus also handle the Mercyhurst-North East campus with a complement of safety officers. The college's police department maintains close working relationships with the Erie, North East and Pennsylvania State police departments. The College and University Security Information Act passed in 1988 as House Bill 1900, Act 73, and the 1990 federal statute, Public Law P101-541 now known as the Jeanne Cleary Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act, requires that institutions of higher education provide students and employees with information regarding campus crimes statistics and housing and security policies. This same information must be provided to prospective students upon request. A daily crime log is maintained, listing all crimes on Campus and their status.