Section Nine
POLICE
EMPLOYEE DATA
— New Jersey Police Employee Data —
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STATE OF NEW JERSEY
FULL TIME POLICE EMPLOYEES — 2008
Police Officers
Department
Civilians
Total Police
Employees
Male
Female
Total
Municipal Police
2007
2008
Percent Change
20,347
20,241
-1
1,409
1,474
5
21,756
21,715
*
4,510
4,443
-1
26,266
26,158
*
County Police
2007
2008
Percent Change
5,339
4,828
-10
1,034
939
-9
6,373
5,767
-10
3,084
3,189
3
9,457
8,956
-5
Universities and Colleges
2007
2008
Percent Change
354
368
4
62
66
6
416
434
4
381
397
4
797
831
4
State Police
2007
2008
Percent Change
2,883
2,921
1
115
119
3
2,998
3,040
1
1,516
1,459
-4
4,514
4,499
*
Other State Agencies
2007
2008
Percent Change
7,133
7,217
1
1,324
1,348
2
8,457
8,565
1
3,645
3,609
-1
12,102
12,174
1
2007
STATE TOTALS
2008
Percent Change
See appropriate tables for additional breakdowns
* Less than one-half of one percent.
36,056
35,575
-1
3,944
3,946
*
40,000
39,521
-1
13,136
13,097
*
53,136
52,618
-1
174
— New Jersey Police Employee Data —
FULL TIME STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY EMPLOYEES
(Excluding State Police) — 2008
Agency
Department of Corrections
Department of Human Services
Division of Criminal Justice
Division of Fish & Wildlife
NJ Forest Fire Service
NJ Transit Police
Office of Weights and Measures
Palisades Interstate Park
Port Authority NY/NJ
NJ State Park Police
State Agency Total
Male
5,599
121
163
51
45
178
14
25
945
76
7,217
Police Officers
Female
1,143
10
46
4
20
3
110
12
1,348
Total
6,742
131
209
55
45
198
17
25
1,055
88
8,565
Civilians
Total Police
Employees
2,855
8
537
3
42
67
17
3
77
3,609
9,597
139
746
58
87
265
34
28
1,132
88
12,174
FULL TIME MUNICIPAL POLICE EMPLOYEES BY COUNTY — 2008
County
Atlantic
Bergen
Burlington
Camden
Cape May
Cumberland
Essex
Gloucester
Hudson
Hunterdon
Mercer
Middlesex
Monmouth
Morris
Ocean
Passaic
Salem
Somerset
Sussex
Union
Warren
TOTAL
Male
875
2,091
765
1,255
311
284
2,509
567
1,822
171
843
1,561
1,457
1,047
1,094
1,144
107
608
211
1,363
156
20,241
Police Officers
Female
86
80
47
109
22
18
416
28
144
4
78
69
77
37
45
92
2
26
5
88
1
1,474
Total
961
2,171
812
1,364
333
302
2,925
595
1,966
175
921
1,630
1,534
1,084
1,139
1,236
109
634
216
1,451
157
21,715
— New Jersey Police Employee Data —
Civilians
242
361
131
234
100
54
655
59
331
15
229
378
326
199
315
224
24
135
58
359
14
4,443
Total Police
Employees
1,203
2,532
943
1,598
433
356
3,580
654
2,297
190
1,150
2,008
1,860
1,283
1,454
1,460
133
769
274
1,810
171
26,158
175
NUMBER OF MUNICIPAL POLICE OFFICERS
and
RATE PER 1,000 POPULATION BY COUNTY 2008
176
— New Jersey Police Employee Data —
NUMBER OF MUNICIPAL POLICE EMPLOYEES
and
RATE PER 1,000 POPULATION BY COUNTY 2008
— New Jersey Police Employee Data —
177
FULL TIME COUNTY POLICE EMPLOYEES — 2008
Department
ATLANTIC COUNTY
Prosecutor
Sheriff
BERGEN COUNTY
Prosecutor
Sheriff
Police Department
BURLINGTON COUNTY
Prosecutor
Sheriff
CAMDEN COUNTY
Prosecutor
Sheriff
Park Police
CAPE MAY COUNTY
Prosecutor
Sheriff
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Prosecutor
Sheriff
ESSEX COUNTY
Prosecutor
Sheriff
GLOUCESTER COUNTY
Prosecutor
Sheriff
HUDSON COUNTY
Prosecutor
Sheriff
HUNTERDON COUNTY
Prosecutor
Sheriff
MERCER COUNTY
Prosecutor
Sheriff
178
Male
156
64
92
590
116
392
82
122
66
56
253
106
127
20
134
27
107
76
28
48
362
131
231
106
30
76
244
71
173
31
15
16
202
75
127
Police Officers
Female
23
12
11
113
53
49
11
37
22
15
77
57
20
33
9
24
16
8
8
88
31
57
17
5
12
67
31
36
12
9
3
45
31
14
— New Jersey Police Employee Data —
Total
179
76
103
703
169
441
93
159
88
71
330
163
147
20
167
36
131
92
36
56
450
162
288
123
35
88
311
102
209
43
24
19
247
106
141
Civilians
127
97
30
250
94
85
71
82
61
21
106
77
28
1
63
42
21
78
72
6
356
297
59
76
60
16
219
128
91
39
34
5
110
72
38
Total Police
Employees
306
173
133
953
263
526
164
241
149
92
436
240
175
21
230
78
152
170
108
62
806
459
347
199
95
104
530
230
300
82
58
24
357
178
179
FULL TIME COUNTY POLICE EMPLOYEES — 2008
Department
MIDDLESEX COUNTY
Prosecutor
Sheriff
MONMOUTH COUNTY
Prosecutor
Sheriff
MORRIS COUNTY
Prosecutor
Sheriff
Park Police
OCEAN COUNTY
Prosecutor
Sheriff
PASSAIC COUNTY
Prosecutor
Sheriff
SALEM COUNTY
Prosecutor
Sheriff
SOMERSET COUNTY
Prosecutor
Sheriff
SUSSEX COUNTY
Prosecutor
Sheriff
UNION COUNTY
Prosecutor
Sheriff
Park Police
WARREN COUNTY
Prosecutor
Sheriff
TOTAL
Prosecutor
Sheriff
Police Department
Park Police
Male
229
63
166
512
67
445
309
50
231
28
173
57
116
545
64
481
143
16
127
207
45
162
130
24
106
272
63
136
73
32
17
15
4,828
1,195
3,430
82
121
Police Officers
Female
32
17
15
69
13
56
51
17
31
3
43
22
21
68
18
50
34
4
30
29
8
21
27
9
18
49
15
33
1
9
5
4
939
396
528
11
4
— New Jersey Police Employee Data —
Total
261
80
181
581
80
501
360
67
262
31
216
79
137
613
82
531
177
20
157
236
53
183
157
33
124
321
78
169
74
41
22
19
5,767
1,591
3,958
93
125
Civilians
166
125
41
399
204
195
162
82
79
1
190
94
96
271
107
164
58
34
24
114
70
44
44
20
24
237
181
44
12
42
38
4
3,189
1,989
1,115
71
14
Total Police
Employees
427
205
222
980
284
696
522
149
341
32
406
173
233
884
189
695
235
54
181
350
123
227
201
53
148
558
259
213
86
83
60
23
8,956
3,580
5,073
164
139
179
FULL TIME POLICE EMPLOYEES
UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES — 2008
Universities and Colleges
Male
Police Officers
Female
Total
Civilians
Total Police
Employees
Brookdale Community College
13
-
13
13
26
Essex County College
12
1
13
37
50
Kean University
24
3
27
26
53
9
2
11
5
16
Monmouth University
20
1
21
15
36
Montclair State University
26
5
31
12
43
NJ Institute of Technology
21
7
28
31
59
Rowan University
18
4
22
34
56
Camden Campus
13
4
17
20
37
New Brunswick Campus
48
7
55
35
90
Newark Campus
28
5
33
31
64
Stevens Institute of Technology
16
-
16
5
21
Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
17
7
24
8
32
The College of New Jersey
15
1
16
11
27
Camden Campus
16
3
19
-
19
Newark Campus
29
4
33
87
120
-
-
0
-
0
New Brunswick Campus
25
5
30
9
39
William Paterson University
18
7
25
18
43
368
66
434
397
831
Middlesex County College
Rutgers University
University of Medicine & Dentistry
Piscataway Campus
TOTAL
180
— New Jersey Police Employee Data —
POLICE EMPLOYEE DATA
The Uniform Crime Reporting Program of New Jersey incorporates the collection of pertinent data relating to the police of the state. Information
regarding police employees strength and trends are discussed in this section.
Individual listings of full-time state, county, university and college police departments are shown in tables within this section. Listings of municipal
police departments will be found in Section VII.
The determination of police strength for any given area or municipality should be subject for serious consideration. Such consideration, however,
should be based on the numerous factors which create the need for police services. For example, the increased need for police service in a municipality
which has a highly mobile or seasonal population differs from a municipality which has a relatively stable population. Some other factors, discussed
elsewhere in this publication, relate to size, density of population, geographic location, character, and proximity to metropolitan areas. The tables and
charts shown in this section should not be interpreted as recommended strength for any given municipality.
TOTAL POLICE EMPLOYEES
Total police employees are defined as the total number of full-time police officers and civilian police employees (clerks, dispatchers, mechanics,
etc.) employed by all law enforcement agencies in the state.
•
During 2008, there were 52,618 full-time police employees in New Jersey. This represents a decrease of 1 percent when compared to the
53,136 full-time police employees in 2007.
•
The number of full-time police officers decreased 1 percent, from 40,000 in 2007 to 39,521 in 2008.
•
The number of full-time civilian employees decreased less than one-half of one percent, from 13,136 in 2007 to 13,097 in 2008.
•
Seventy-five percent were sworn officers and the remaining 25 percent were civilian employees.
MUNICIPAL POLICE EMPLOYEES
This category consists of the number of police employees, including civilian personnel, employed full-time by municipalities of the state.
•
During 2008, there were 26,158 municipal police employees, a decrease of less than one-half of one percent compared to the 26,266 in
2007.
•
For every 1,000 inhabitants of the state there were 3.0 municipal police employees.
•
Essex County reported the largest increase in municipal police employees, an increase of 2 percent (82 employees).
•
Essex County also recorded the highest police employee rate; 4.6 per 1,000 population; (this rate is computed on the static population
and does not take into account the large influx of seasonal and recreational population).
•
Hunterdon County recorded the lowest police employee rate of 1.5 per 1,000 population.
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MUNICIPAL CIVILIAN POLICE EMPLOYEES
The personnel of each department differ as to the demands and responsibilities placed before them. Many police officers are fully occupied
with clerical tasks and are not free to perform active police duties. Employing civilians in police departments to perform clerical duties is in line with the
thinking of many police administrators who recommended the use of civilians in this capacity. Thus, freeing the sworn personnel for actual police-related
services.
•
There were 4,443 municipal civilian police employees in 2008, a decrease of 2 percent compared to the 4,510 in 2007.
•
Seventeen percent of all municipal police employees were civilians.
MUNICIPAL POLICE OFFICERS
This includes the number of sworn police officers employed full-time by municipalities of the state. The police employee rate per 1,000
population presented here should not be construed as recommended ratios. The determination of police strength for any municipality should be based
on the numerous factors that create the need for police services. These factors, as crime, vary in type and degree from place to place. Some examples
are: seasonal population, geographic location, density and composition of the population.
•
There were 21,715 full-time municipal police officers in 2008; this represents a decrease of less than one-half of one percent when
compared to the 21,756 full-time municipal police officers in 2007.
•
The number of full-time municipal police officers was calculated at 2.5 per 1,000 population; this remains when compared to 2007.
•
Sworn officers represented 83 percent of all municipal police employees.
•
Essex County recorded the largest numerical increase (99) which represented a 3.5 percent increase of municipal police officers.
•
The largest numerical decrease occurred in Hudson County, a decrease of (35) municipal police officers, or 2 percent.
•
Essex County, with 3.8 police officers per 1,000 inhabitants, recorded the highest rate of full-time municipal police officers.
•
Hunterdon, Sussex and Warren Counties recorded the lowest rate of full-time municipal officers with 1.4 police officers per 1,000
population.
OTHER POLICE (State Agencies)
In addition to the State Police, there are ten other state agencies reporting to the system. These agencies consist of: NJ Forest Fire Service,
Department of Corrections, Department of Human Services, Division of Criminal Justice, Division of Fish and Wildlife, Office of Weights and Measures,
Palisades Interstate Parkway, Port Authority NY/NJ, NJ Transit Police and New Jersey State Park Police. No rates were computed due to the variations
in the types of police services rendered, and their statewide jurisdictions.
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•
Together, these agencies reported a total of 12,174 full-time employees; an increase of 1 percent compared to the 12,102 police
employees in 2007.
•
There were 8,565 sworn police officers in 2008, an increase of 1 percent compared to the 8,457 in 2007.
•
Seventy percent were sworn personnel, while the remaining 30 percent were civilians.
COUNTY POLICE, SHERIFFS AND PROSECUTORS
The functions of county law enforcement vary widely throughout the state. The operation of one sheriff’s department may be limited exclusively
to civil areas and the administration of the county jail, or they may be actively involved in criminal matters throughout the county.
County police departments are varied in their activities in that some are responsible for enforcement throughout the county, while others may
have as their primary mission the policing of county parklands. The responsibilities of county prosecutors’ officers include criminal investigations, trial
preparation, court presentation and special probes. Because of the difference in the types of police service rendered, rates for county law enforcement
agencies are not presented here.
•
County law enforcement agencies reported a total of 8,956 full-time police employees in 2008; a decrease of 5 percent compared to
9,457 in 2007.
•
There were 5,767 full-time sworn police officers employed by county agencies in 2008. This represents a decrease of 10 percent
compared to 6,373 in 2007.
•
County police agencies reported 3,189 civilian police employees in 2008; an increase of 3 percent compared to 3,084 civilian employees
in 2007.
•
Sworn personnel accounted for 64 percent while the remaining 36 percent were civilians.
STATE POLICE
The New Jersey State Police is empowered to provide all phases of law enforcement throughout the state. It also renders, upon request, police
services to all the law enforcement agencies in the state. No rates are used due to the variations in the nature and extent of the police services performed
by the State Police.
•
The New Jersey State Police reported 4,499 full-time police employees; a decrease of less than one-half of one percent compared to
4,514 in 2007.
•
State Police employed 3,040 officers in 2008, this represented an increase of 1 percent when compared to 2,998 in 2007.
•
The State Police reported 1,459 civilian employees in 2008; a decrease of 4 percent over the 1,516 reported in 2007.
•
Sworn personnel accounted for 68 percent and civilians represented 32 percent of the total State Police employees.
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