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Table 78

NEW JERSEY

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees

by City, 2019

City Population Total law
enforcement
employees
Total
officers
Total
civilians
Aberdeen Township 18,700 47 40 7
Absecon 8,436 31 25 6
Allendale 6,795 20 15 5
Allenhurst 484 13 9 4
Allentown 1,784 6 5 1
Alpine 1,856 12 12 0
Andover Township 5,870 17 12 5
Asbury Park 15,437 94 90 4
Atlantic City 37,593 224 190 34
Atlantic Highlands 4,308 19 14 5
Audubon 8,601 19 18 1
Avalon 1,236 31 21 10
Avon-by-the-Sea 1,766 12 12 0
Barnegat Township 23,399 51 49 2
Barrington 6,620 16 15 1
Bay Head 976 11 10 1
Bayonne 65,032 247 184 63
Beach Haven 1,191 14 13 1
Beachwood 11,275 22 20 2
Bedminster Township 8,043 18 16 2
Belleville 36,531 110 102 8
Bellmawr 11,294 24 23 1
Belmar 5,562 30 25 5
Belvidere 2,564 7 6 1
Bergenfield 27,432 56 45 11
Berkeley Heights Township 13,592 33 27 6
Berkeley Township 41,738 92 72 20
Berlin 7,510 19 18 1
Berlin Township 5,651 18 17 1
Bernards Township 27,228 42 38 4
Bernardsville 7,670 26 20 6
Beverly 2,476 8 8 0
Blairstown Township 5,703 9 8 1
Bloomfield 50,307 152 125 27
Bloomingdale 8,089 18 17 1
Bogota 8,403 20 15 5
Boonton 8,157 29 23 6
Boonton Township 4,279 13 13 0
Bordentown City 3,786 14 14 0
Bordentown Township 12,018 24 23 1
Bound Brook 10,257 31 26 5
Bradley Beach 4,158 22 18 4
Branchburg Township 14,551 25 23 2
Brick Township 75,592 210 141 69
Bridgeton 24,331 73 61 12
Bridgewater Township 44,610 86 79 7
Brielle 4,683 17 16 1
Brigantine 8,684 44 34 10
Brooklawn 1,899 7 7 0
Burlington City 9,877 37 33 4
Burlington Township 22,516 58 49 9
Butler 7,613 18 16 2
Byram Township 7,875 14 14 0
Caldwell 7,943 23 22 1
Camden County Police Department 73,270 390 350 40
Cape May 3,428 28 23 5
Carlstadt 6,170 31 26 5
Carney's Point Township 7,664 20 19 1
Carteret 23,645 74 64 10
Cedar Grove Township 12,508 31 30 1
Chatham 8,696 25 21 4
Chatham Township 10,219 24 22 2
Cherry Hill Township 70,716 169 139 30
Chesilhurst 1,616 10 9 1
Chesterfield Township 7,474 11 10 1
Chester Township 7,731 24 23 1
Cinnaminson Township 16,477 27 27 0
Clark Township 16,022 51 40 11
Clayton 8,709 16 15 1
Clementon 4,919 13 12 1
Cliffside Park 26,115 49 47 2
Clifton 85,021 186 153 33
Clinton 2,679 10 10 0
Clinton Township 12,801 23 22 1
Closter 8,562 21 20 1
Collingswood 13,850 31 27 4
Colts Neck Township 9,846 28 27 1
Cranbury Township 4,013 20 19 1
Cranford Township 24,251 68 54 14
Cresskill 8,761 27 22 5
Deal 719 21 17 4
Delanco Township 4,463 13 12 1
Delaware Township 4,419 8 7 1
Delran Township 16,473 34 30 4
Demarest 4,912 13 13 0
Denville Township 16,590 42 33 9
Deptford Township 30,258 71 65 6
Dover 17,852 43 38 5
Dumont 17,649 40 32 8
Dunellen 7,244 19 19 0
Eastampton Township 5,938 18 17 1
East Brunswick Township 47,857 108 83 25
East Greenwich Township 10,658 21 19 2
East Hanover Township 10,990 38 34 4
East Newark 2,661 7 7 0
East Orange 64,200 267 215 52
East Rutherford 9,831 40 37 3
East Windsor Township 27,343 52 46 6
Eatontown 12,215 49 37 12
Edgewater 12,821 37 31 6
Edgewater Park Township 8,644 15 15 0
Edison Township 100,282 223 173 50
Egg Harbor City 4,085 15 14 1
Egg Harbor Township 42,475 117 86 31
Elizabeth 128,753 411 313 98
Elk Township 4,154 12 11 1
Elmer 1,300 2 2 0
Elmwood Park 20,104 52 47 5
Emerson 7,640 25 22 3
Englewood 28,683 101 77 24
Englewood Cliffs 5,368 22 21 1
Englishtown 1,937 7 7 0
Essex Fells 2,072 13 13 0
Evesham Township 44,999 102 92 10
Ewing Township 36,338 103 83 20
Fairfield Township, Essex County 7,472 46 42 4
Fair Haven 5,784 13 13 0
Fair Lawn 33,064 69 60 9
Fairview 14,285 36 32 4
Fanwood 7,718 18 17 1
Far Hills 909 6 6 0
Flemington 4,590 14 14 0
Florence Township 12,593 31 29 2
Florham Park 11,522 40 34 6
Fort Lee 38,062 113 92 21
Franklin 4,699 17 16 1
Franklin Lakes 11,109 30 23 7
Franklin Township, Gloucester County 16,264 45 41 4
Franklin Township, Hunterdon County 3,560 6 6 0
Franklin Township, Somerset County 66,173 132 111 21
Freehold Borough 11,733 34 30 4
Freehold Township 34,560 70 66 4
Frenchtown 1,348 3 2 1
Galloway Township 35,813 79 59 20
Garfield 31,888 73 63 10
Garwood 4,361 20 16 4
Gibbsboro 2,212 8 8 0
Glassboro 20,082 54 49 5
Glen Ridge 7,574 26 22 4
Glen Rock 11,803 25 23 2
Gloucester City 11,168 34 32 2
Gloucester Township 63,500 162 130 32
Green Brook Township 7,071 24 23 1
Greenwich Township, Gloucester County 4,777 18 17 1
Greenwich Township, Warren County 5,447 12 12 0
Guttenberg 11,289 27 26 1
Hackensack 44,505 120 98 22
Hackettstown 9,431 20 19 1
Haddonfield 11,261 23 21 2
Haddon Heights 7,515 16 15 1
Haddon Township 14,489 27 26 1
Haledon 8,277 18 18 0
Hamburg 3,102 10 9 1
Hamilton Township, Atlantic County 25,667 80 56 24
Hamilton Township, Mercer County 87,027 204 170 34
Hammonton 14,003 35 29 6
Hanover Township 14,447 38 31 7
Harding Township 3,805 14 13 1
Hardyston Township 7,760 24 18 6
Harrington Park 4,751 11 11 0
Harrison 18,374 56 43 13
Harrison Township 13,125 24 23 1
Harvey Cedars 339 10 9 1
Hasbrouck Heights 12,049 31 29 2
Haworth 3,420 13 12 1
Hawthorne 18,699 38 32 6
Hazlet Township 19,739 51 45 6
High Bridge 3,427 7 7 0
Highland Park 13,791 36 28 8
Highlands 4,739 17 14 3
Hightstown 5,264 13 12 1
Hillsborough Township 39,813 62 53 9
Hillsdale 10,382 23 19 4
Hillside Township 22,024 79 67 12
Hi-Nella 855 12 12 0
Hoboken 53,641 156 140 16
Ho-Ho-Kus 4,091 20 16 4
Holland Township 5,081 8 7 1
Holmdel Township 16,648 49 42 7
Hopatcong 14,091 32 24 8
Hopewell Township 17,854 38 30 8
Howell Township 52,242 104 88 16
Independence Township 5,420 10 9 1
Irvington 54,034 234 172 62
Island Heights 1,675 7 7 0
Jackson Township 57,380 116 96 20
Jamesburg 5,931 20 16 4
Jefferson Township 20,877 42 34 8
Jersey City 266,508 1,284 1,005 279
Keansburg 9,674 42 33 9
Kearny 41,314 151 113 38
Kenilworth 8,218 31 26 5
Keyport 7,032 22 20 2
Kinnelon 9,984 17 16 1
Lacey Township 29,247 60 46 14
Lakehurst 2,701 14 12 2
Lakewood Township 105,403 182 149 33
Lambertville 3,782 12 10 2
Laurel Springs 1,860 7 7 0
Lavallette 1,846 14 12 2
Lawnside 2,874 8 8 0
Lawrence Township, Mercer County 32,415 62 58 4
Lebanon Township 6,061 11 10 1
Leonia 9,088 22 19 3
Lincoln Park 10,162 30 25 5
Linden 42,592 171 140 31
Lindenwold 17,197 47 44 3
Linwood 6,697 19 18 1
Little Egg Harbor Township 21,508 55 44 11
Little Falls Township 14,513 36 30 6
Little Ferry 10,794 33 28 5
Little Silver 5,793 21 16 5
Livingston Township 29,998 81 71 10
Lodi 24,488 50 47 3
Logan Township 5,854 21 20 1
Long Beach Township 3,060 49 36 13
Long Branch 30,352 110 87 23
Long Hill Township 8,500 25 23 2
Longport 854 13 13 0
Lopatcong Township 8,350 17 16 1
Lower Alloways Creek Township 1,663 11 11 0
Lower Township 21,325 55 49 6
Lumberton Township 12,162 24 22 2
Lyndhurst Township 22,741 56 53 3
Madison 16,533 39 31 8
Magnolia 4,247 12 12 0
Mahwah Township 26,317 62 53 9
Manalapan Township 39,662 59 56 3
Manasquan 5,839 22 16 6
Manchester Township 43,369 93 73 20
Mansfield Township, Burlington County 8,520 16 15 1
Mansfield Township, Warren County 7,347 16 15 1
Mantoloking 252 11 10 1
Mantua Township 14,779 30 28 2
Manville 10,205 27 24 3
Maple Shade Township 18,451 38 34 4
Maplewood Township 25,297 77 65 12
Margate City 5,912 36 28 8
Marlboro Township 39,850 115 89 26
Matawan 8,716 23 22 1
Maywood 9,667 29 25 4
Medford Lakes 3,922 12 11 1
Medford Township 23,393 41 37 4
Mendham 4,876 13 12 1
Mendham Township 5,700 16 15 1
Merchantville 3,687 15 14 1
Metuchen 14,423 35 29 6
Middlesex Borough 13,659 34 31 3
Middle Township 18,225 66 53 13
Middletown Township 65,361 125 113 12
Midland Park 7,246 19 18 1
Millburn Township 20,085 61 55 6
Milltown 7,020 19 16 3
Millville 27,528 84 74 10
Monmouth Beach 3,222 10 9 1
Monroe Township, Gloucester County 36,884 66 60 6
Monroe Township, Middlesex County 45,342 80 61 19
Montclair 38,625 124 109 15
Montgomery Township 23,364 40 34 6
Montvale 8,657 27 25 2
Montville Township 21,208 46 40 6
Moonachie 2,736 24 21 3
Moorestown Township 20,307 38 33 5
Morris Plains 5,935 18 16 2
Morristown 19,153 60 56 4
Morris Township 22,080 44 41 3
Mountain Lakes 4,269 14 13 1
Mountainside 6,888 29 23 6
Mount Arlington 5,964 16 15 1
Mount Ephraim 4,567 14 13 1
Mount Holly Township 9,568 28 25 3
Mount Laurel Township 41,109 79 72 7
Mount Olive Township 29,025 59 49 10
Mullica Township 5,897 13 12 1
Neptune City 4,625 20 19 1
Neptune Township 27,549 91 79 12
Netcong 3,151 10 10 0
Newark 281,422 1,533 1,187 346
New Brunswick 55,995 173 150 23
New Hanover Township 8,123 3 3 0
New Milford 16,506 42 36 6
New Providence 13,592 28 26 2
Newton 7,916 30 25 5
North Arlington 15,710 39 32 7
North Bergen Township 61,447 134 116 18
North Brunswick Township 41,706 99 83 16
North Caldwell 6,645 18 14 4
Northfield 8,163 23 22 1
North Haledon 8,379 24 19 5
North Hanover Township 7,476 11 10 1
North Plainfield 21,474 55 47 8
Northvale 4,937 12 12 0
North Wildwood 3,763 35 27 8
Norwood 5,816 17 16 1
Nutley Township 28,384 85 72 13
Oakland 12,992 32 27 5
Oaklyn 3,936 17 16 1
Ocean City 10,962 70 61 9
Ocean Gate 2,025 10 9 1
Oceanport 5,739 15 14 1
Ocean Township, Monmouth County 26,638 75 62 13
Ocean Township, Ocean County 9,134 32 23 9
Ogdensburg 2,247 6 6 0
Old Bridge Township 65,659 121 100 21
Old Tappan 5,944 14 13 1
Oradell 8,181 24 23 1
Orange City 30,558 144 122 22
Palisades Park 20,877 39 34 5
Palmyra 7,134 19 18 1
Paramus 26,460 110 91 19
Park Ridge 8,761 20 19 1
Parsippany-Troy Hills Township 51,907 126 103 23
Passaic 69,639 194 160 34
Paterson 144,866 526 419 107
Paulsboro 5,828 22 20 2
Peapack-Gladstone 2,591 9 8 1
Pemberton Borough 1,321 6 6 0
Pemberton Township 26,966 46 42 4
Pennington 2,516 6 5 1
Pennsauken Township 35,506 80 73 7
Penns Grove 4,746 17 16 1
Pennsville Township 12,345 23 21 2
Pequannock Township 15,045 37 32 5
Perth Amboy 51,816 149 119 30
Phillipsburg 14,228 40 39 1
Pine Beach 2,173 7 6 1
Pine Hill 10,419 24 22 2
Pine Valley 12 6 6 0
Piscataway Township 56,783 103 82 21
Pitman 8,709 18 17 1
Plainfield 50,576 142 121 21
Plainsboro Township 22,976 48 36 12
Pleasantville 20,388 71 65 6
Plumsted Township 8,545 15 14 1
Pohatcong Township 3,181 16 15 1
Point Pleasant 18,684 43 33 10
Point Pleasant Beach 4,516 29 23 6
Pompton Lakes 10,953 29 25 4
Princeton 31,610 64 56 8
Prospect Park 5,831 19 18 1
Rahway 30,072 93 76 17
Ramsey 14,978 39 33 6
Randolph Township 25,490 41 35 6
Raritan 7,999 22 21 1
Raritan Township 22,220 34 31 3
Readington Township 15,805 25 23 2
Red Bank 12,016 45 39 6
Ridgefield 11,240 31 29 2
Ridgefield Park 12,983 41 34 7
Ridgewood 25,192 52 47 5
Ringwood 12,165 26 21 5
Riverdale 4,255 22 17 5
River Edge 11,500 28 25 3
Riverside Township 7,806 16 16 0
Riverton 2,675 6 6 0
River Vale Township 10,063 23 22 1
Robbinsville Township 14,635 37 29 8
Rochelle Park Township 5,598 24 20 4
Rockaway 6,325 16 15 1
Rockaway Township 25,756 63 52 11
Roseland 5,826 24 23 1
Roselle 21,903 66 54 12
Roselle Park 13,630 36 34 2
Roxbury Township 22,755 45 42 3
Rumson 6,740 21 17 4
Runnemede 8,262 16 15 1
Rutherford 18,423 42 40 2
Saddle Brook Township 13,897 39 34 5
Saddle River 3,186 24 19 5
Salem 4,702 20 18 2
Sayreville 44,581 100 85 15
Scotch Plains Township 24,383 52 49 3
Sea Bright 1,352 20 11 9
Sea Girt 1,764 13 12 1
Sea Isle City 2,035 30 23 7
Seaside Heights 2,902 28 25 3
Seaside Park 1,538 13 12 1
Secaucus 21,217 88 73 15
Ship Bottom 1,144 12 11 1
Shrewsbury 4,122 20 15 5
Somerdale 5,492 18 17 1
Somers Point 10,224 31 24 7
Somerville 12,198 34 32 2
South Amboy 8,922 33 28 5
South Bound Brook 4,570 13 13 0
South Brunswick Township 46,038 115 83 32
South Hackensack Township 2,465 24 21 3
South Orange Village 16,740 52 45 7
South Plainfield 24,114 73 59 14
South River 15,945 42 32 10
South Toms River 3,780 12 11 1
Sparta Township 18,532 43 31 12
Spotswood 8,276 28 24 4
Springfield Township, Burlington County 3,252 11 10 1
Springfield Township, Union County 17,661 46 42 4
Spring Lake 2,917 13 13 0
Spring Lake Heights 4,538 15 15 0
Stafford Township 27,609 79 55 24
Stanhope 3,281 10 9 1
Stone Harbor 804 19 17 2
Stratford 6,926 15 15 0
Summit 21,980 50 46 4
Surf City 1,193 10 10 0
Teaneck Township 40,533 108 91 17
Tenafly 14,586 40 34 6
Teterboro 68 24 21 3
Tewksbury Township 5,765 12 11 1
Tinton Falls 17,506 43 41 2
Toms River Township 93,836 192 163 29
Totowa 10,754 32 28 4
Trenton 83,457 347 279 68
Tuckerton 3,370 13 12 1
Union Beach 5,396 20 16 4
Union City 68,459 210 172 38
Union Township 58,736 181 130 51
Upper Saddle River 8,245 20 16 4
Ventnor City 9,966 46 33 13
Vernon Township 21,912 42 33 9
Verona 13,355 36 30 6
Vineland 59,860 173 146 27
Voorhees Township 29,099 64 55 9
Waldwick 10,240 26 21 5
Wallington 11,568 24 23 1
Wall Township 25,648 84 67 17
Wanaque 11,772 29 24 5
Warren Township 15,772 38 31 7
Washington Township, Bergen County 9,219 25 20 5
Washington Township, Gloucester County 47,126 87 79 8
Washington Township, Morris County 18,296 30 29 1
Washington Township, Warren County 6,391 27 26 1
Watchung 6,054 37 31 6
Waterford Township 10,664 29 28 1
Wayne Township 53,279 145 117 28
Weehawken Township 15,115 72 54 18
Westampton Township 8,666 27 24 3
West Amwell Township 2,727 6 6 0
West Caldwell Township 10,840 29 25 4
West Deptford Township 20,902 46 43 3
Westfield 29,688 74 61 13
West Long Branch 7,889 22 21 1
West Milford Township 26,287 50 43 7
West New York 53,145 125 112 13
West Orange 47,696 108 95 13
Westville 4,128 14 13 1
West Wildwood 553 6 6 0
West Windsor Township 28,026 60 48 12
Westwood 11,129 36 30 6
Wharton 6,417 23 21 2
Wildwood 4,959 54 44 10
Wildwood Crest 3,051 26 23 3
Willingboro Township 31,920 76 67 9
Winfield Township 1,507 10 10 0
Winslow Township 38,390 80 74 6
Woodbridge Township 100,125 272 206 66
Woodbury 9,768 28 26 2
Woodbury Heights 2,949 8 7 1
Woodcliff Lake 5,853 20 19 1
Woodland Park 12,657 34 30 4
Woodlynne 2,901 8 6 2
Wood-Ridge 9,328 28 24 4
Woodstown 3,440 10 9 1
Woolwich Township 13,075 29 27 2
Wyckoff Township 17,030 26 26 0

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