FBI agency record
Paterson Police Department
Passaic County, New Jersey
Serves ~144,801 residents · LEMAS survey
The Paterson Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency for the city of Paterson, New Jersey. It has about 400 sworn law enforcement officers and 125 support staff. As of March 2023, it is under the control of the Attorney General of New Jersey in response to a series of incidents of misconduct and alleged misconduct, including three controversial shootings.
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Crime & staffing trends
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NIBRS incident detail
Incident-based victim counts reported through NIBRS, from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.
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Staffing
- Full-time sworn
- 403
- Part-time sworn
- 4
- Full-time civilian
- 58
- Part-time civilian
- 3
- Total FT employees
- 461
- Population served
- 144,801
- Operating budget
- $32,436,269
Source: BJS LEMAS 2020 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020
Employment counts for this agency are available through the FBI Crime Data Explorer.
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