County profile
Passaic County
20 law enforcement agencies reported internal affairs activity for 2025.
IA investigations, 2025
668[1]
Sworn officers, 2025
458[1]
Agencies in Passaic County
| Agency | Type | Officers | Investigations | Incidents | Major discipline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paterson PDCivil service | Municipal police | 187 | 292 | 204 | 17 |
| Clifton PDCivil service | Municipal police | 51 | 88 | 87 | 3 |
| Passaic PDCivil service | Municipal police | 47 | 77 | 73 | 9 |
| Passaic Co Sheriffs DeptCivil service | County sheriff | 30 | 33 | 27 | 0 |
| Wayne PD | Municipal police | 28 | 33 | 29 | 1 |
| Hawthorne PD | Municipal police | 16 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| Little Falls PD | Municipal police | 16 | 18 | 18 | 1 |
| Wanaque Boro PDCivil service | Municipal police | 14 | 17 | 9 | 3 |
| West Milford PDCivil service | Municipal police | 10 | 14 | 14 | 4 |
| Totowa Boro PD | Municipal police | 10 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| Woodland Park Boro PDCivil service | Municipal police | 8 | 13 | 13 | 3 |
| Ringwood Boro PDCivil service | Municipal police | 10 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| Haledon PD | Municipal police | 8 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| Pompton Lakes Boro PDCivil service | Municipal police | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
| Passaic Co Prosecutors Office | County prosecutor | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| William Paterson University PD | Municipal police | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Bloomingdale Boro PD | Municipal police | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| North Haledon PD | Municipal police | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Prospect Park Boro PD | Municipal police | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Passaic County Sheriffs OfficeCivil service | County sheriff | not reported | not reported | not reported | 24 |
IA totals are for 2025; major discipline counts span 2020-2025. 10 of these agencies are in civil service jurisdictions governed by the Title 4A discipline framework (see the full local jurisdiction roster).
Questions and answers
- How many internal affairs investigations did Passaic County report in 2025?
- Agencies in Passaic County reported 668 internal affairs investigations in 2025, across 20 reporting agencies, according to New Jersey Attorney General data.
- How many police major discipline records are there in Passaic County?
- Passaic County agencies have 77 major discipline records in the Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, including 16 terminations. These are final, adjudicated actions.
Sources
- [1]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. County totals summed over Passaic County agency rows for 2025; row 1 is the header. ↩
- [2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. Record counts from Passaic County rows, all years; row 1 is the header. ↩