The invention discloses a night patrol unmanned aerial vehicle. The night patrol unmanned aerial vehicle comprises a four-rotor aircraft, wherein a processor, a visible camera, an infrared camera, a storage module, a communication module, a lighting module and a sound module are arranged on the four-rotor aircraft, the processor is used for concentrated control, the visible camera and the infraredcamera are connected with the processor, the storage module, the communication module, the lighting module and the sound module are connected with the processor, a night patrol detection algorithm isarranged in the processor, the processor is used for storing images output from the visible camera and the infrared camera in the storage module when an abnormal condition is detected by the processor, the lighting module and the sound module are opened, information is sent to a set terminal by the communication module, and the night patrol detection algorithm comprises infrared image acquisition, abnormal region detection, moving judgment, alarm, warning, tracing and site recording.