List of law enforcement agencies in New Jersey

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

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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

• New Jersey Department of Corrections
• New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
  • Division of Fish and Wildlife
    • Bureau of Law Enforcement (State Conservation Officers)
  • Division of Parks and Forestry
    • New Jersey Forest Fire Service
  • New Jersey DEP Marine Law Enforcement Unit
• New Jersey Department of Human Services Police [2]
• New Jersey Office of the Attorney General
  • Department of Law and Public Safety
    • Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control
    • Division of Consumer Affairs
      • Office of Consumer Protection
      • Enforcement Bureau
      • Office of Weights and Measures
    • NJ Division of Criminal Justice
    • Division of Gaming Enforcement
• New Jersey Department of the Treasury
  • Division of Taxation
    • Office of Criminal Investigations
• New Jersey Juvenile Justice Commission
• New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness
• New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission
• New Jersey State Detectives
• New Jersey State Park Police
• New Jersey State Parole Board
  • Division of Parole (State Parole Officers)
• New Jersey State Police
• New Jersey Transit Police Department
• New Jersey State Detective Agency

County Prosecutor's Offices

• Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office
• Bergen County Prosecutor's Office
• Burlington County Prosecutor's Office
• Camden County Prosecutor's Office
• Cape May County Prosecutor's Office
• Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office
• Essex County Prosecutor's Office
• Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office
• Hudson County Prosecutor's Office
• Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office
• Mercer County Prosecutor's Office
• Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office
• Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office
• Morris County Prosecutor's Office
• Ocean County Prosecutor's Office
• Passaic County Prosecutor's Office
• Salem County Prosecutor's Office
• Somerset County Prosecutor's Office
• Sussex County Prosecutor's
• Union County Prosecutor's Office
• Warren County Prosecutor's Office

County sheriff and police agencies

Atlantic County Sheriff's Office Bergen County Sheriff's Office [3] Burlington County Sheriff's Department Camden County Sheriff's Office Camden County Police Department [4] Cape May County Sheriff's Office Cumberland County Sheriff's Department Essex County Sheriff's Office

Gloucester County Sheriff's Office Hudson County Sheriff's Office [5] Hunterdon County Sheriff's Office Mercer County Sheriff's Office Middlesex County Sheriff's Department Monmouth County Sheriff's Office Morris County Sheriff's Office Morris County Park Police

Ocean County Sheriff's Department Passaic County Sheriff's Department Salem County Sheriff's Office Somerset County Sheriff's Office Sussex County Sheriff's Office Union County Sheriff's Office Union County Police Department Warren County Sheriff's Office

Corrections agencies

• New Jersey Department of Corrections
• Atlantic County Department of Public Safety
• Bergen County Corrections Division
• Burlington County Department of Corrections
• Camden County Department of Corrections
• Cape May County Correction Center
• Cumberland County Department of Corrections
• Essex County Department of Corrections
• Gloucester County Department of Corrections
• Hudson County Department of Corrections
• Hunterdon County Department of Corrections
• Mercer County Corrections Center
• Middlesex County Adult Corrections
• Monmouth County Department of Corrections
• Morris County Corrections
• Ocean County Department of Corrections
• Passaic County Sheriff's Department Bureau of Corrections
• Salem County Correctional Facility
• Somerset County Corrections
• Sussex County Sheriff's Department Jail
• Union County Division of Correctional Services
• Warren County Corrections

Municipal agencies

• Aberdeen Township Police Department [6]
• Absecon Police Department [6]
• Allendale Police Department [6]
• Allenhurst Police Department [6]
• Allentown Police Department
• Andover Police Department [6]
• Asbury Park Police Department [6]
• Atlantic Highlands Police Department [6]
• Atlantic City Police Department [6]
• Audubon Police Department [6]
• Avalon Police Department [6]
• Avon By The Sea Police Department [6]
• Barnegat Township Police Department [6]
• Bay Head Police Department [6]
• Bayonne Police Department [7]
• Beach Haven Police Department [6]
• Beachwood Police Department [6]
• Bedminster Police Department [6]
• Belleville Police Department [6]
• Belmar Police Department [6]
• Belvidere Police Department
• Bergenfield Police Department [6]
• Berkeley Police Department[8]
• Berkeley Heights Police Department [6]
• Bloomfield Police Department
• Bordentown Township Police Department[9]
• Bound Brook Police Department [10]
• Bridgeton Police Department [11]
• Bridgewater Township Police Department
• Brigantine Police Department [12]
• Buena Borough Police Department
• Boonton Police Department
• Boonton Township Police Department
• Butler Borough Police Department
• Camden County Police Department
• Carteret Police Department [13]
• Cherry Hill Police Department
• Cinnaminson Police Department
• Collingswood Police Department[14]
• Cranbury Township Police Department
• Delran Police Department
• Delaware Township Police Department |
• Deptford Police Department
• East Brunswick Police Department
• East Orange Police Department
• East Windsor Township Police Department
• Eaton Township Police Department
• Edison Police Department [15]
• Egg Harbor Police Department [16]
• Elizabeth Police Department[17]
• Elmwood Police Department [18]
• Englewood Cliffs Police Department[19]
• Englishtown Police Department
• Evesham Township Police Department [20]
• Ewing Township Police Department [21]
• Franklin Township Police Department[22]
• Flemington Borough Police Department
• Florence Township Police Department
• Florham Park Police Department
• Galloway Township Police Department [23]
• Garwood Police Department[24]
• Glen Ridge Police Department[25]
• Gloucester City Police Department [26]
• Gloucester Township Police Department[27]
• Guttenberg Police Department [28]
• Hamilton Township Police Department[29]
• Hackettstown Police Department
• Haddon Township Police Department[30]
• Haddonfield Police Department[26]
• Harding Township Police Department [31]
• Hardyston Police Department [32]
• Harrison Police Department[17]
• Hasbrouck Heights Police Department
• Borough of Helmetta Police Department[33]
• Hightstown Borough Police Department
• Hillsborough Township Police Department[34]
• Hoboken Police Department[17]
• Howell Township Police Department
• Irvington Police Department [35]
• Jackson Police Department [36]
• Jersey City Police Department [37]
• Keansburg Police Department[38]
• Kinnelon Police Department[39]
• Lawrence Township Police Department[17]
• Lincoln Park Police Department
• Linden Police Department [40]
• Little Silver Police Department [41]
• Long Branch Police Department[42]
• Magnolia Police Department
• Mahwah Police Department
• Manalapan Police Department[17]
• Metuchen Police Department
• Middlesex Borough Police Department
• Millville Police Department [43]
• Monroe Township Police Department [44]
• Montgomery Township Police Department
• Montville Township Police Department
• Morristown Township Police Department
• Mountain Lakes Police Department
• Mount Laurel Police Department [45]
• Mountainside Police Department[46]
• Mount Olive Police Department
• Neptune Police Department [47]
• Newark Police Department
• New Milford Police Department [18]
• Newton Police Department [48]
• New Brunswick Police Department [49]
• North Plainfield Police Department [50]
• Nutley Police Department
• Ocean Township Police Department [51]
• Old Bridge Police Department[17]
• Orange Police Department[17]
• Palisades Park Police Department
• Passaic Police Department [52]
• Paterson Police Department [53]
• Pemberton Township Police Department
• Pennsauken Police Department | [26]
• Pine Beach Police Department [54]
• Piscataway Police Department [55]
• Pitman Police Department [22]
• Plainsboro Township Police Department
• Plainfield Police Department[17]
• Pleasantville Police Department[56]
• Princeton Police Department
• Randolph Township Police Department
• Ringwood Police Department [32]
• Riverside Police Department
• Robbinsville Police Department [37]
• River Vale Police Department [57]
• Rockaway Police Department [58]
• Roxbury Police Department [59]
• Rutherford Police Department [60]
• Saddle Brook Police Department
• Sayreville Police Department[61]
• Scotch Plains Police Department
• Seaside Heights Police Department
• Stafford Township Police Department [62]
• South Bound Brook Police Department [63]
• South River Police Department [64]
• Sparta Police Department [65]
• Toms River Township Police Department
• Totowa Borough Police Department
• Trenton Police Department
• Union Beach Police Department
• Vernon Township Police Department
• Verona Police Department
• Vineland Police Department [66]
• Waldwick Police Department
• Wall Township Police Department
• Washington Township Police Department [67]
• Wanaque Police Department [32]
• Watchung Police Department
• Waterford Police Department
• Wayne Township Police Department
• West New York Police Department
• West Orange Police Department
• West Windsor Township Police Department
• Wenonah Borough Police Department
• Winfield Police Department
• Winslow Township Police Department [68]
• Woodbridge Police Department[69]
• Woodlynne Police Department[70]
• Wyckoff Police Department [71]

College and University agencies

• Burlington County College Department of Public Safety
• Brookdale Community College Police Department
• College of New Jersey Police Department
• Drew University Department of Public Safety
• Essex County College Police Department
• Fairleigh Dickinson University Department of Public Safety
• Kean University Department of Public Safety and Police
• Middlesex County College Police Department
• Monmouth University Police Department
• Montclair State University Police Department
• New Jersey Institute of Technology Police Department
• Princeton University Department of Public Safety
• Stockton University Police Department
• Rowan University Department of Public Safety
• Richard Stockton College Police Department [72]
• Rutgers University Police Department [73]
• Stevens Institute of Technology Police Department
• William Paterson University Office of Public Safety

Park police agencies

Hunterdon County Park Rangers New Jersey State Park Police Morris County Park Police Department Monmouth County Park Rangers

Humane law enforcement agencies

Atlantic County SPCA Humane Police Bergen County SPCA Law Enforcement Division Monmouth County SPCA Humane Police Passaic County SPCA Humane Police Somerset County SPCA Humane Police

Bi-state police agencies

• Burlington County Bridge Commission Police Department
• Delaware River Port Authority Police Department
• Delaware River and Bay Authority Police Department
• Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission
• New York-New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force
• Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Department
• Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department

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

Federal law enforcement agencies operating within New Jersey

• United States Park Police
• United States Department of Justice
• National Park Service Ranger (Law Enforcement)
• United States Fish and Wildlife Service
• United States Coast Guard
• Office of the United States Marshal for the District of New Jersey
• United States Secret Service
• Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • FBI Police
• Federal Bureau of Prisons
• Federal Reserve Police
• United States Postal Police
• United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
• United States Customs and Border Protection
• United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police
• Transportation Security Administration
• United States Department of Agriculture - Office of the Inspector General[74]

Defunct agencies

• Bergen County Police Department[75]
• Burlington County SPCA Humane Police (disbanded 2018)[76]
• Camden Police Department (defunct)
• Camden County Park Police
• Essex County Police Department
• Hudson County Police Department
• New Jersey State SPCA Humane Police
• Lake Como Police Department (disbanded May 2016)
• Middlesex County Park Police (Replaced by County Park Rangers)
• Passaic County Park Police
• Wanaque Reservoir Police Department (disbanded 1999)
• West Cape May Police (disbanded 2001) [77]
• Woodlynne Police Department (disbanded 2006–2010, reinstated in 2010)

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