List of law enforcement agencies in New Jersey

This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of New Jersey.

According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 550 law enforcement agencies employing 33,704 sworn police officers, about 389 for each 100,000 residents.^[1]

State agencies

County Prosecutor's Office

Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office ^[3]
Bergen County Prosecutor's Office ^[4]
Burlington County Prosecutor's Office ^[5]
Camden County Prosecutor's Office^[6]
Cape May County Prosecutor's Office ^[7]
Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office ^[8]
Essex County Prosecutor's Office^{[citation needed]}
Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office^{[citation needed]}
Hudson County Prosecutor's Office^{[citation needed]}
Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office^{[citation needed]}
Mercer County Prosecutor's Office^{[citation needed]}
Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office^{[citation needed]}
Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office^{[citation needed]}
Morris County Prosecutor's Office [^[9]]
Ocean County Prosecutor's Office^{[citation needed]}
Passaic County Prosecutor's Office^{[citation needed]}
Salem County Prosecutor's Office^{[citation needed]}
Somerset County Prosecutor's Office^{[citation needed]}
Sussex County Prosecutor's Office^{[citation needed]}
Union County Prosecutor's Office^{[citation needed]}
Warren County Prosecutor's Office^{[citation needed]}

County agencies

Corrections agencies

Municipal agencies

College and University, K-12 agencies

Park police agencies

Humane law enforcement agencies

Bi-state police agencies

Railroad police agencies operating within New Jersey

Amtrak Police Department
SEPTA Police
CSX Transportation Police Department
Conrail Police Department

Morristown & Erie Railroad Police Department
New York-New Jersey Cross Harbor Railroad Police Department
New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway Police Department
Norfolk Southern Railway Police Department
New Jersey Transit Police Department

Federal law enforcement agencies operating within New Jersey

Defunct agencies

Audubon Park Police Department
Bergen County Police Department^[70]
Burlington County SPCA Humane Police (disbanded 2018)^[71]
Camden Police Department (defunct)
Port Authority Transit Corporation (PATCO) Police Department (merged into the existing Delaware River Port Authority Police Department)
Camden County Park Police ^{[citation needed]}
Essex County Police Department ^{[citation needed]}
Helmetta Police (disbanded 2018)
Hudson County Police Department ^{[citation needed]}
New Jersey State SPCA Humane Police
Lake Como Police Department (disbanded May 2016)^{[citation needed]}
Middlesex County Park Police (Replaced by County Park Rangers)^{[citation needed]}
National Park Police (disbanded 2008)
Passaic County Park Police ^{[citation needed]}
Wanaque Reservoir Police Department (disbanded 1999) ^{[citation needed]}
West Cape May Police (disbanded 2001) ^[72]

References

^ 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, by Brian A Reaves, US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, July 2011
^ Baxter, Julian (23 July 2014). "N.J. police captain and ex-Sparta mayor convicted of misusing official databases". NJ Advance. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
^ "Atlantic County Prosecutors Office (NJ)". www.acpo.org.
^ https://bcpo.net/
^ "Home". The Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office. October 25, 2024.
^ "Camden County Prosecutors Office (NJ)". camdencountypros.org.
^ "Cape May County Prosecutors Office (NJ)". www.cmcpros.net.
^ "Cumberland County Prosecutors Office (NJ)".
^ https://prosecutor.morriscountynj.gov
^ Zaremba, Justin (3 January 2015). "Report: Bergen sheriff's officer's gun discharges at Cliffside Park officer's wake". NJ Advance. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
^ Parmley, Suzettte (26 April 2015). "At Harvard summit, Camden County police chief touts the department's gains". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
^ Villanova, Patrick (9 May 2015). "Ex-Hudson County sheriff's officers sentenced for part in bounty scheme". The Jersey Journal. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q Official web site accessed 23 October 2014
^ ; by Jonathan Lin, 23 January 2015, The Jersey Journal
^ "Bordentown Police Department". Official web Site. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
^ Bound Brook cops stop teens seeking snow shoveling work; by Sergio Bichao, 29 January 2015, mynewjersey.com accessed 30 January 2015
^ Caught on Camera: Police Shoot, Kill Man During South Jersey Traffic Stop; by David Chang and Dan Stamm, NBCphiladelphia.com accessed 22 January 2015
^ Brigantine police officer indicted on child sex assault charges; by Mark Daniels, 9 January 2015, South Jersey Times
^ McCarthy, Craig (10 October 2017). "In Carteret, indicted cop accounted for fifth of arrests involving force". New Jersey Advance Media. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
^ "Police". Collinswood. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
^ Ex-cop sentenced for having sex with informant; by the Associated Press, 22 November 2014
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Astudillo, Carla (17 February 2018). "The 20 N.J. towns with the fastest-shrinking police departments". NJ Advance Media. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
^ "Englewood Cliffs Police Department". Englewood Cliffs Police Department. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
^ Boren, Michael (1 March 2015). "Evesham leads South Jersey in cellphone tickets". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
^ Palmer, Chris (31 May 2015). "Bristol's new top cop was a longtime chief in N.J." The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
^ "Galloway Twp. police officer charged with aggravated assault". WPVI-TV. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
^ Official web site accessed 14 August 2014
^ "Police Department". Borough of Glen Ridge. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
^ ^a ^b Wood, Sam; Boren, Michael (17 May 2015). "Camden County Police Department struggling to keep officers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
^ "Official Department Website". Retrieved 14 June 2019.
^ "Police Department". Town of Guttenberg. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
^ "Haddon Township Police". Haddon Township Police. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
^ Zaremba, Justin (11 March 2015). "34-year-old man dies after Harding crash, cops say". New Jersey Advance. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
^ "Police". Town of Hillsborough. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
^ ^a ^b McDonald, Terrence (21 May 2015). "Jersey City cop 'highly intoxicated' in traffic stop, but not charged; why not?". The Jersey Journal. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
^ "Keansburg Police Department". Keansburg Police Department. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
^ Zaremba, Justin. "Kinnelon police investigating two burglaries in gated community". No. 16 January 2015. NJ Advance. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
^ Tata, Samantha; Britto, Christopher. "Off-duty police officers involved in deadly wrong-way crash on Staten Island". No. 20 March 2015. Pix 11. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
^ Little Silver police officer charged in alleged domestic violence incident; by Ashley Peskoe, NJ.com accessed on 15 January 2015
^ "Police Department". City of Long Branch. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
^ "Millville Police for April 1". The Daily Journal. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
^ "Police Department". Mountainside New Jersey. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
^ Eptsein, Sue (20 October 2014). "New Brunswick man robbed and shot Saturday night outside his house". New Jersey Advance. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
^ Zaremba, Justin (3 March 2015). "Employee commits suicide at Newton laboratory, cops say". NJ Advance. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
^ Zaremba, Justin. "North Plainfield man had 1,300 images of child porn computer, prosecutor says". No. 14 February 2015. NJ Advance. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
^ Ford, Andrew (1 April 2015). "Wanted man overdoses, police revive and arrest him". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
^ "Passaic Police Department". www.cityofpassaic.com.
^ Norman, Jim; Sampson, Peter. "Passaic County prosecutor returns Record cameras seized by Paterson police". No. 29 April 2015. North Jersey.com. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
^ Local Off-Duty Police Officer Whose Gun Accidentally Discharged Charged With DUI; Friend Wounded, by the Associated Press, 16 January 2015
^ Milo, Paul. "Piscataway police revive 3-month-old boy". No. 27 February 2015. NJ Advance. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
^ Fichera, Angelo (1 April 2015). "After boy's death, new rules in Glouco for speeding cops". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
^ "The Pleasantvill Police Department". Pleasantville Police Department. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
^ "Ridgefield Police Department".
^ Milo, Paul (21 March 2016). "Several pounds of pot, pot candy seized in Hardyston". New Jersey Advance. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
^ Zaremba, Justin (14 February 2015). "Rockaway police investigating attempted burglary near high school". NJ Advance. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
^ Zaremba, Justin (6 February 2015). "Woman broke both legs in Route 206 crash in Roxbury". NJ Advance. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
^ A New Jersey Town Faces Scrutiny on Police Hiring; by Jason Grant, 9 January 2014, The New York Times
^ "Official Web Page". Sayreville Police Department. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
^ Napolietio, Alex (6 May 2015). "Police chief, accused of drunkenly denying hit-and-run, has clean driving record". NJ.com. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
^ Epstein, Sue (17 February 2015). "Residents in South River offered chance to role play with cops". New Jersey Advance. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
^ Zaremba, Justin (11 March 2015). "Netcong man gets probation for DWI crash that injured dump truck driver". NJ Advance. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
^ Miller, Patricia (20 May 2015). "Tuckerton Man Pleads Guilty To Luring 12-Year-Old At Stafford Library". Patch.com. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
^ Smith, Joseph (1 April 2015). "Death of man in police custody probed". Daily Journal. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
^ Gun-toting Winslow man shot by police; by Mark Fazlollah, 25 January 2015, Philly.com accessed 26 January 2015
^ "Woodlynne Police Department". Borough of Wodlynne. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
^ Norman, Jim (29 April 2015). "Wyckoff cop fatally shoots dog while checking for burglary at wrong address". The Record. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
^ Beym, Jessica (6 May 2015). "Former police officer at Stockton sentenced for selling drugs off campus". NJ.com. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
^ Charlie, Kratovil (19 May 2015). "RUPD Officer Charged With Stealing $30,000 From Police Union". New Brunswick Today. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
^ "USDA / Office of the Inspector General". www.usda.gov.
^ "Laid-off county officers march in protest before turning in equipment". Advance Media. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
^ "Burlington County SPCA - Burlington County New Jersey SPCA, fighting animal cruelty every day".
^ Schaefer, Mari A (20 September 2016). "Cape May pays $369K to settle suit with openly gay former cop". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 21 September 2016.

[1] 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, by Brian A Reaves, US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, July 2011

[2] Baxter, Julian (23 July 2014). "N.J. police captain and ex-Sparta mayor convicted of misusing official databases". NJ Advance. Retrieved 13 March 2015.

[3] "Atlantic County Prosecutors Office (NJ)". www.acpo.org.

[4] ttps://bcpo.net/

[5] "Home". The Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office. October 25, 2024.

[6] "Camden County Prosecutors Office (NJ)". camdencountypros.org.

[7] "Cape May County Prosecutors Office (NJ)". www.cmcpros.net.

[8] "Cumberland County Prosecutors Office (NJ)".

[9] ttps://prosecutor.morriscountynj.gov

[10] Zaremba, Justin (3 January 2015). "Report: Bergen sheriff's officer's gun discharges at Cliffside Park officer's wake". NJ Advance. Retrieved 12 March 2015.

[11] Parmley, Suzettte (26 April 2015). "At Harvard summit, Camden County police chief touts the department's gains". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 27 April 2015.

[12] Villanova, Patrick (9 May 2015). "Ex-Hudson County sheriff's officers sentenced for part in bounty scheme". The Jersey Journal. Retrieved 23 May 2015.

[auto-13] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q Official web site accessed 23 October 2014

[14] ; by Jonathan Lin, 23 January 2015, The Jersey Journal

[15] "Bordentown Police Department". Official web Site. Retrieved 1 November 2017.

[16] Bound Brook cops stop teens seeking snow shoveling work; by Sergio Bichao, 29 January 2015, mynewjersey.com accessed 30 January 2015

[17] Caught on Camera: Police Shoot, Kill Man During South Jersey Traffic Stop; by David Chang and Dan Stamm, NBCphiladelphia.com accessed 22 January 2015

[18] Brigantine police officer indicted on child sex assault charges; by Mark Daniels, 9 January 2015, South Jersey Times

[19] McCarthy, Craig (10 October 2017). "In Carteret, indicted cop accounted for fifth of arrests involving force". New Jersey Advance Media. Retrieved 11 October 2017.

[20] "Police". Collinswood. Retrieved 19 January 2019.

[21] Ex-cop sentenced for having sex with informant; by the Associated Press, 22 November 2014

[auto1-22] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Astudillo, Carla (17 February 2018). "The 20 N.J. towns with the fastest-shrinking police departments". NJ Advance Media. Retrieved 21 February 2018.

[23] "Englewood Cliffs Police Department". Englewood Cliffs Police Department. Retrieved 3 October 2018.

[24] Boren, Michael (1 March 2015). "Evesham leads South Jersey in cellphone tickets". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2 March 2015.

[25] Palmer, Chris (31 May 2015). "Bristol's new top cop was a longtime chief in N.J." The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2 June 2015.

[26] "Galloway Twp. police officer charged with aggravated assault". WPVI-TV. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.

[27] Official web site accessed 14 August 2014

[28] "Police Department". Borough of Glen Ridge. Retrieved 15 May 2020.

[auto4-29] Wood, Sam; Boren, Michael (17 May 2015). "Camden County Police Department struggling to keep officers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 17 May 2015.

[30] "Official Department Website". Retrieved 14 June 2019.

[31] "Police Department". Town of Guttenberg. Retrieved 12 March 2015.

[32] "Haddon Township Police". Haddon Township Police. Retrieved 22 November 2017.

[33] Zaremba, Justin (11 March 2015). "34-year-old man dies after Harding crash, cops say". New Jersey Advance. Retrieved 12 March 2015.

[34] "Police". Town of Hillsborough. Retrieved 12 February 2020.

[auto6-35] McDonald, Terrence (21 May 2015). "Jersey City cop 'highly intoxicated' in traffic stop, but not charged; why not?". The Jersey Journal. Retrieved 22 May 2015.

[36] "Keansburg Police Department". Keansburg Police Department. Retrieved 12 February 2020.

[37] Zaremba, Justin. "Kinnelon police investigating two burglaries in gated community". No. 16 January 2015. NJ Advance. Retrieved 12 March 2015.

[38] Tata, Samantha; Britto, Christopher. "Off-duty police officers involved in deadly wrong-way crash on Staten Island". No. 20 March 2015. Pix 11. Retrieved 20 March 2015.

[39] Little Silver police officer charged in alleged domestic violence incident; by Ashley Peskoe, NJ.com accessed on 15 January 2015

[40] "Police Department". City of Long Branch. Retrieved 22 December 2018.

[41] "Millville Police for April 1". The Daily Journal. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.

[42] "Police Department". Mountainside New Jersey. Retrieved 8 January 2020.

[43] Eptsein, Sue (20 October 2014). "New Brunswick man robbed and shot Saturday night outside his house". New Jersey Advance. Retrieved 11 March 2015.

[44] Zaremba, Justin (3 March 2015). "Employee commits suicide at Newton laboratory, cops say". NJ Advance. Retrieved 12 March 2015.

[45] Zaremba, Justin. "North Plainfield man had 1,300 images of child porn computer, prosecutor says". No. 14 February 2015. NJ Advance. Retrieved 12 March 2015.

[46] Ford, Andrew (1 April 2015). "Wanted man overdoses, police revive and arrest him". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved 2 April 2015.

[47] "Passaic Police Department". www.cityofpassaic.com.

[48] Norman, Jim; Sampson, Peter. "Passaic County prosecutor returns Record cameras seized by Paterson police". No. 29 April 2015. North Jersey.com. Retrieved 30 April 2015.

[49] Local Off-Duty Police Officer Whose Gun Accidentally Discharged Charged With DUI; Friend Wounded, by the Associated Press, 16 January 2015

[50] Milo, Paul. "Piscataway police revive 3-month-old boy". No. 27 February 2015. NJ Advance. Retrieved 28 February 2015.

[auto3-51] Fichera, Angelo (1 April 2015). "After boy's death, new rules in Glouco for speeding cops". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 1 April 2015.

[52] "The Pleasantvill Police Department". Pleasantville Police Department. Retrieved 12 February 2020.

[53] "Ridgefield Police Department".

[auto5-54] Milo, Paul (21 March 2016). "Several pounds of pot, pot candy seized in Hardyston". New Jersey Advance. Retrieved 22 March 2016.

[55] Zaremba, Justin (14 February 2015). "Rockaway police investigating attempted burglary near high school". NJ Advance. Retrieved 12 March 2015.

[56] Zaremba, Justin (6 February 2015). "Woman broke both legs in Route 206 crash in Roxbury". NJ Advance. Retrieved 12 March 2015.

[57] A New Jersey Town Faces Scrutiny on Police Hiring; by Jason Grant, 9 January 2014, The New York Times

[58] "Official Web Page". Sayreville Police Department. Retrieved 19 January 2019.

[59] Napolietio, Alex (6 May 2015). "Police chief, accused of drunkenly denying hit-and-run, has clean driving record". NJ.com. Retrieved 21 May 2015.

[60] Epstein, Sue (17 February 2015). "Residents in South River offered chance to role play with cops". New Jersey Advance. Retrieved 11 March 2015.

[61] Zaremba, Justin (11 March 2015). "Netcong man gets probation for DWI crash that injured dump truck driver". NJ Advance. Retrieved 12 March 2015.

[62] Miller, Patricia (20 May 2015). "Tuckerton Man Pleads Guilty To Luring 12-Year-Old At Stafford Library". Patch.com. Retrieved 21 May 2015.

[63] Smith, Joseph (1 April 2015). "Death of man in police custody probed". Daily Journal. Retrieved 2 April 2015.

[64] Gun-toting Winslow man shot by police; by Mark Fazlollah, 25 January 2015, Philly.com accessed 26 January 2015

[65] "Woodlynne Police Department". Borough of Wodlynne. Retrieved 13 June 2020.

[66] Norman, Jim (29 April 2015). "Wyckoff cop fatally shoots dog while checking for burglary at wrong address". The Record. Retrieved 30 April 2015.

[67] Beym, Jessica (6 May 2015). "Former police officer at Stockton sentenced for selling drugs off campus". NJ.com. Retrieved 21 May 2015.

[68] Charlie, Kratovil (19 May 2015). "RUPD Officer Charged With Stealing $30,000 From Police Union". New Brunswick Today. Retrieved 30 May 2015.

[69] "USDA / Office of the Inspector General". www.usda.gov.

[70] "Laid-off county officers march in protest before turning in equipment". Advance Media. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.

[71] "Burlington County SPCA - Burlington County New Jersey SPCA, fighting animal cruelty every day".

[72] Schaefer, Mari A (20 September 2016). "Cape May pays $369K to settle suit with openly gay former cop". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 21 September 2016.

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