The Fire Department and the Police Department are among the many services provided by the City of Madison. In the spring of 2002, the Madison Police Department had 383 uniformed officers who help keep the city a safe place to live. One-third of Madison's police officers are women; in comparison with other departments around the country, Madison has one of the highest percentages of women officers. Sometimes police officers ride in patrol cars, sometimes they walk, and sometimes they are on bike patrols.