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Mahwah Township Police Department

Reported as: Mahwah Twp PDMunicipal police

Jurisdiction context

Not a civil service jurisdiction

This department is not among the NJCSC Appendix A jurisdictions, so major discipline here follows a different statutory track (generally N.J.S.A. 40A:14 for municipal police), with appeals that usually go to the Superior Court rather than the Civil Service Commission.

See the context on non-civil-service departments.

Reflects the NJCSC Appendix A roster as of 2026-07-04. Context only, not legal advice.

In brief

Mahwah Township Police Department logged 16 internal affairs investigations in 2025 and 12 officers named in those cases. The Bergen County municipal agency posted a rate of 133.3 per 100 officers, above the Bergen County median of 125.3 and the 125.9 statewide municipal median. Higher volume can point to more misconduct or to a department that documents more of its complaints. None of the 16 investigations detailed for 2025 reported sustained complaints. Differential Treatment led the allegation categories, followed by Other Criminal Violation and Demeanor.

No major discipline records appear in the 2020-2025 releases, and the absence of records is not a finding. Mahwah Twp PD received a B on the report card, at the 20th percentile among 110 peers in the 30-59 officers group, a medium-confidence grade.

Written by this site strictly from the figures on this page; every number is cited below.

Officers named in IA cases, 2025

12[1]

Distinct officers in that year's IA investigations, not total staffing

IA investigations, 2025

16[1]

Incidents, 2025

11[1]

Major discipline records

0

All years, 2020-2025

Staffing

As reported by the department to the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) census, full-time personnel as of October 31 each year. This is a different measurement from the "officers named in IA cases" figure above; see the methodology.

Sworn officers, 2025

54[8]

62 years reported

54 sworn officers in 2025, up from 16 in 1962 (+238%).
Yearsworn officers
196216
1963not reported
1964not reported
196518
196624
196724
196823
196924
197025
197133
197234
197333
197437
197536
197635
197737
197839
197940
198039
198140
198240
198340
198442
198540
198642
198742
198844
198947
199049
199149
199247
199350
199450
199550
199650
199750
199852
199954
200054
200154
200254
200356
200455
200556
200656
200755
200852
200950
201051
201152
201251
201351
201448
201552
201652
201753
201853
201953
202051
202153
202254
202354
202454
202554

Civilian employees, 2025

8[9]

0.15 per sworn officer

Female sworn officers, 2025

1[10]

1.9% of sworn officers

Officers per 1,000 residents, 2025

2.09[11]

Municipal departments only

AnalysisComputed by this site from LEE reported totals; not an official statistic.

How Mahwah Township Police Department's sworn staffing compares with its real peer group (same agency type, similar size band), not an assumed bell curve.

Peer group: Municipal police, 30-59 officers (n=111)

Sworn officers: Municipal police, 30-59 officers
RangeAgencies
30–3538
35–4027
40–4516
45–5014
50–559
55–607

Mahwah Township Police Department: 54 sworn officers: 92nd percentile among Municipal police, 30-59 officers (n=111).

The match between this FBI record and this department is this site's inference, not a certified mapping. If it is wrong, we will remove it: corrections.

Officer pay and school-staff pay

County comparison

A separate dataset from the discipline records above: NJ Treasury pension salaries as of March 31, 2026, for the 55 active Mahwah Township Police Department officers in the file.

Median officer salary

$157,360[3]

55 active officers

Median local school staff

$85,419

MAHWAH BD OF ED, 315 TPAF members

Against the local district

1.84x

Median officer to median local school staff

Against the county

1.72x

Median officer to Bergen County school-staff median

AnalysisEvery ratio here is computed by this site from as-reported pensionable salaries. The local school figure comes from the pension employer "MAHWAH BD OF ED", linked to this municipality only because exactly one district in the county resolves to it. A pay comparison is not a statement about either budget. The full county comparison, including the distribution and the tenure-adjusted figure, is on the Bergen County pay page.

Military surplus equipment (1033 program)

In brief

Written by this site from the figures below.

Mahwah Township Police Department received 16 recorded line items of surplus military equipment between 2019 and 2022, with a total recorded value of $409,005 in original Department of Defense acquisition cost rather than current or market value. Categories this site classes as tactical account for $384,052 of that total. The largest were Trucks and truck tractors, wheeled at $225,121, Unmanned ground vehicles at $77,060, and Night vision equipment, emitted and reflected radiation at $58,339. These are transfers the department received, not a current inventory, and non-controlled items may be disposed of after one year. Receiving surplus equipment through the federal program is not misconduct, and this data is separate in origin from the Attorney General discipline records on this page.

Surplus military equipment transferred to this agency under the Defense Department's 1033 program, as recorded by the Defense Logistics Agency.

Total recorded value

$409,005[2]

Original DoD cost, not market value

Tactical equipment value

$384,052[2]

14 of 16 line items classed tactical

Transfer window

2019-2022[2]

Earliest to latest recorded ship date

Quantities received, by unit of issue: 320 items (Each). Units of issue differ (an item and a kit are not the same thing), so no single combined item count exists.

Top categories by recorded value

Top 1033 equipment categories received by Mahwah Township Police Department, by recorded value (original DoD acquisition cost, dollars)
Trucks and truck tractors, wheeled225,121 tactical
Unmanned ground vehicles77,060 tactical
Night vision equipment, emitted and reflected radiation58,339 tactical
ADPE system configuration22,097 mundane
Optical sighting and ranging equipment12,140 tactical
Guns, through 30mm11,374 tactical
Winches, hoists, cranes, and derricks2,856 mundane
Armor, personal18 tactical

Categories received: tactical vs mundane

Each category is classed tactical or mundane by this site's published classification of its Federal Supply Class. Much of what moves through the program is mundane surplus (tools, office and medical equipment); the tactical rows are what the Militarization Index below measures.

1033 equipment categories received by Mahwah Township Police Department, grouped tactical vs mundane
CategoryClassLine itemsQuantity receivedRecorded value (original cost)
Trucks and truck tractors, wheeledMilitary trucks · FSC 2320Tactical11 items (Each)$225,121
Unmanned ground vehiclesEOD robots and bomb-disposal equipment · FSC 2360Tactical11 items (Each)$77,060
Night vision equipment, emitted and reflected radiationNight vision and thermal imaging · FSC 5855Tactical55 items (Each)$58,339
Optical sighting and ranging equipmentWeapon optics and sights · FSC 1240Tactical230 items (Each)$12,140
Guns, through 30mmWeapons · FSC 1005Tactical4257 items (Each)$11,374
Armor, personalBody armor and shields · FSC 8470Tactical118 items (Each)$18
ADPE system configurationComputers and office · FSC 7010Mundane12 items (Each)$22,097
Winches, hoists, cranes, and derricksTools and maintenance · FSC 3950Mundane16 items (Each)$2,856

Every recorded transfer

Equipment class

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1033 program transfers recorded for Mahwah Township Police Department, as recorded by the Defense Logistics Agency
ItemCategoryQtyRecorded valueOriginal DoD cost
VIEWER,NIGHT VISIONNSN 5855-01-501-9529Shipped 2022-12-30 · DEMIL CNight vision equipment, emitted and reflected radiation Tactical1 Each$14,546
VIEWER,NIGHT VISIONNSN 5855-01-501-9529Shipped 2022-12-30 · DEMIL CNight vision equipment, emitted and reflected radiation Tactical1 Each$14,546
COMPUTER SYSTEM,DIGITALNSN 7010-01-647-0655Shipped 2021-07-30 · DEMIL CADPE system configuration Mundane2 Each$22,097
SIGHT,REFLEXNSN 1240-01-495-1385Shipped 2021-07-09 · DEMIL DOptical sighting and ranging equipment Tactical10 Each$5,360
UNMANNED VEHICLE,GROUNDNSN 2360-01-663-1082Shipped 2021-01-12 · DEMIL QUnmanned ground vehicles Tactical1 Each$77,060
HOIST,CHAINNSN 3950-01-199-7661Shipped 2020-10-09 · DEMIL FWinches, hoists, cranes, and derricks Mundane6 Each$2,856
TRUCK,UTILITYNSN 2320-01-540-2038Shipped 2020-10-06 · DEMIL CTrucks and truck tractors, wheeled Tactical1 Each$225,121
SHIELD,PERSONAL PROTECTIVENSN 8470-DS-PSH-IELDShipped 2020-07-24 · DEMIL DArmor, personal Tactical18 Each$18
MAGAZINE,CARTRIDGENSN 1005-01-617-2594Shipped 2019-05-24 · DEMIL DGuns, through 30mm Tactical200 Each$10,250
IMAGE INTENSIFIER,NIGHT VISIONNSN 5855-01-499-4054Shipped 2019-05-16 · DEMIL CNight vision equipment, emitted and reflected radiation Tactical1 Each$9,749
IMAGE INTENSIFIER,NIGHT VISIONNSN 5855-01-499-4054Shipped 2019-05-16 · DEMIL CNight vision equipment, emitted and reflected radiation Tactical1 Each$9,749
IMAGE INTENSIFIER,NIGHT VISIONNSN 5855-01-499-4054Shipped 2019-05-16 · DEMIL CNight vision equipment, emitted and reflected radiation Tactical1 Each$9,749
MAGAZINE,CARTRIDGENSN 1005-00-921-5004Shipped 2019-04-04 · DEMIL DGuns, through 30mm Tactical24 Each$388
SIGHT,REARNSN 1005-01-484-8000Shipped 2019-04-03 · DEMIL DGuns, through 30mm Tactical3 Each$251
SIGHT,REFLEXNSN 1240-01-411-1265Shipped 2019-03-08 · DEMIL QOptical sighting and ranging equipment Tactical20 Each$6,780
MAGAZINE,CARTRIDGENSN 1005-00-921-5004Shipped 2019-01-17 · DEMIL DGuns, through 30mm Tactical30 Each$485

16 of 16 recorded transfers shown. Quantities are per unit of issue and are never summed across units. DEMIL code A: non-controlled property, may be disposed of after one year (so a listed item is not necessarily still held). Codes such as C, D, F, and Q: controlled property with federal return or demilitarization requirements.

AnalysisMilitarization Index: computed by this site, not an official statistic.

Mahwah Township Police Department received $7,112 of tactical 1033 equipment value per sworn officer (original cost, divided by its latest FBI-reported staffing): the 95th percentile among municipal police agencies of similar size (30-59 officers, n=112).

Peer group: Municipal police, 30-59 officers (n=112)

Tactical 1033 value per sworn officer: Municipal police, 30-59 officers
RangeAgencies
0–5000103
5000–100003
10000–150001
15000–200003
20000–250001

Mahwah Township Police Department: 7,112 dollars of tactical 1033 acquisition value per sworn officer: 95th percentile among Municipal police, 30-59 officers (n=112).

A higher index is not automatically worse. It divides cumulative transfers over the covered window by current staffing, so it measures how intensively an agency has participated in the program, not what it holds today. See the methodology.

Statewide totals, per-county rollups, and the top categories across all of New Jersey are on the 1033 program overview.

Internal affairs investigations by year

counts

Internal affairs investigations reported by Mahwah Township Police Department, by year
Categorycounts
20213
202211
20235
20247
202516

Incidents

11 in 2025

Internal affairs incidents reported by Mahwah Township Police Department, by year
Yearcounts
20213
202210
20234
20246
202511

Officers on IA rows

15 in 2025

Officers listed on the officer-level internal affairs rows for Mahwah Township Police Department, by year
Yearcounts
2021not reported
2022not reported
2023not reported
20247
202515
Analysis

Computed by this site from the two figures the agency reports each year. Not a misconduct rate: it describes how an agency resolved what it investigated.

share of total · 5 reported years

Share of internal affairs investigations sustained by Mahwah Township Police Department, by year
Yearshare of total
20210
202218.182
20230
20240
20250

Statewide, 19.5 percent of investigations reported a sustained complaint in 2025. How dispositions break down statewide.

Complaint mix, 2025

Most serious allegation per investigation, as categorized by the reporting agency. Officer-level rows list 15 officers involved.

Most serious allegation

Most serious allegations reported by Mahwah Township Police Department, 2025
Differential Treatment8
Other Criminal Violation3
Demeanor3
Improper Search1
Other Departmental Rule Violation1
AdministrativeConduct / dutyRights / integrityViolence / criminal

Statewide category pages: Differential Treatment · Other Criminal Violation · Demeanor · Improper Search · Other Departmental Rule Violation

Internal disposition

Internal dispositions reported by Mahwah Township Police Department, 2025
not provided9
Exonerated7

Allegations by year, 2021 to 2025

AnalysisRanked and folded by this site. The counts inside each panel are as reported.

Demeanor

16 of 42

Demeanor allegations reported by Mahwah Township Police Department, by year
Yearcounts
20213
20225
20233
20242
20253

Differential Treatment

13 of 42

Differential Treatment allegations reported by Mahwah Township Police Department, by year
Yearcounts
20210
20221
20231
20243
20258

Other Criminal Violation

4 of 42

Other Criminal Violation allegations reported by Mahwah Township Police Department, by year
Yearcounts
20210
20221
20230
20240
20253

Excessive Force

3 of 42

Excessive Force allegations reported by Mahwah Township Police Department, by year
Yearcounts
20210
20223
20230
20240
20250

Other (3 categories)

6 of 42

Other (3 categories) allegations reported by Mahwah Township Police Department, by year
Yearcounts
20210
20221
20231
20242
20252

Against peers, 2025

How this grade was built →
Internal affairs investigations per 100 IA-investigated officers, 2025 (investigations per 100 IA-investigated officers)
Mahwah Township Police Department133.3
County median, municipal police (60)125.3
NJ median, municipal police (445)125.9

Investigations per 100 officers named in that year's IA investigations (the Attorney General's own "Number of Officers" field, a distinct-officer count drawn from the IA case data itself, not a department headcount). A higher number is ambiguous on its own: it can reflect more misconduct, or a stronger internal reporting culture. Medians are computed within the same agency type only.

AnalysisA second, independent rate using FBI-reported staffing instead.

16 investigations reported for 2025[1] ÷ 54 sworn officers the department reported to the FBI for 2025[23] = 29.6 per 100 FBI-reported sworn officers. This is a genuinely different denominator from the rate above, not a correction of it; the two should not be added or averaged together. See the methodology for why these two officer counts diverge.

Report card

Grade B: Second-lowest fifth

On reported IA volume and discipline severity; see methodology

Combined standing
20th percentile of 110 peers
Confidence
Medium confidence
  • small agency; per-officer rates swing widely on a handful of cases

Where this agency falls among its peers

The actual spread of discipline severity across Mahwah Township Police Department's real peer group, not an assumed bell curve. If the group is skewed, it is shown skewed.

Peer group: Municipal police, 30-59 officers (n=110)

Discipline severity: Municipal police, 30-59 officers
RangeAgencies
0–5073
50–10025
100–1504
150–2006
200–2501
250–3001

Mahwah Township Police Department: 0 severity-weighted discipline per 100 IA-investigated officers: 15th percentile among Municipal police, 30-59 officers (n=110).

How the grade is built

Three components, each a percentile within the peer group. The combined standing is their weighted mean, re-ranked among peers; the grade is the fifth of the peer group it lands in.

IA volumeweight 40%

32nd percentileof 110 peers

118.1 investigations per 100 officers (multi-year mean)

Internal affairs investigations per 100 reported officers, averaged over the years where the agency reported both figures.

Discipline severityweight 40%

15th percentileof 110 peers

0.0 severity-weighted discipline per 100 officers, 2020-2025

Major discipline records weighted by sanction (termination 4, demotion 3, suspension 2, other 1) per 100 officers.

Allegation severityweight 20%

93rd percentileof 110 peers

2.67 mean severity tier (1 low - 4 critical)

Mean severity tier of IA allegations across 2021-2025, using the published tier map; unknown values excluded.

What this grade can and can't tell you

  • The underlying data is self-reported by agencies, one yearly snapshot at a time.
  • Allegations are not findings; many complaints end unfounded, exonerated, or not sustained.
  • There is no arrest or call-volume denominator in this data, so nothing here is a per-capita misconduct rate. A genuinely independent staffing-based rate, sourced from the FBI rather than this grade's own data, appears above when available. It is a different measurement, not a more accurate version of the grade.
  • A higher internal affairs volume is ambiguous: it can indicate more misconduct, or a more robust oversight and reporting culture. The grade weighs it anyway, because volume is what the record offers; that choice is published, not hidden.
  • The grade is one lens. The records it reads are on this page above.

Where this agency ranks

AnalysisRankings compare agencies of the same type only, on figures as reported. A high rank is reported volume, not a verdict.[24] How each metric is defined.
This agency's rank on each metric, among agencies of the same type
MetricValueRank
IA per 100 investigated officers2025133.3183rd of 445 municipal police
IA investigations202516139th of 445 municipal police
IA incidents202511163rd of 445 municipal police
Militarization Indexas of 2026-06-30$7,11238th of 163 municipal police
Sworn per 1,000 residentslatest reported census year2.09297th of 460 municipal police
Police pay vs school paypension snapshot 2026-03-311.72x42nd of 415 municipal police
OPRA requests recordedOPRAmachine, 2017 to present3179th of 458 municipal police

Major discipline records

No major discipline records appear for this agency in the 2020-2025 releases. Absence of records is not a finding; see the methodology for what this data does and does not cover.

Fatal encounters recorded involving this agency

From the independent Fatal Encounters dataset, 2000-2021

In brief (written by this site from the records below)

Two records in the Fatal Encounters dataset name Mahwah Township Police Department, from 2011 through 2012. In the dataset's own as-recorded terms, the force is listed as Drug overdose in one and Gunshot in one. Fatal Encounters was an independent, crowdsourced journalism project, not a government source, and it documented deaths that occurred during police encounters of any kind, including vehicle pursuits, medical emergencies, and drownings. A record is not a finding of fault against any officer or against the department, and it carries no determination about what happened. Collection ended in December 2021 and the dataset has not been updated since, so it covers 2000 through 2021 and nothing after.

Fatal Encounters is an independent, crowdsourced dataset that documented deaths during police encounters nationwide from 2000 until its collection ended in December 2021.[4] It records all deaths that occurred during a police encounter of any kind: vehicle pursuits, suicides in police presence, and medical emergencies are included alongside uses of force. A record appears here because Mahwah Township Police Departmentis named in the record's as-reported agency field. A listing is not a misconduct finding, and it is not connected to the Attorney General discipline records above. See the methodology. Each record links to its own page with the full as-reported details.

  • Michael L. Garbowski

    September 16, 2012 · Mahwah · Highest level of force as recorded: Drug overdose

  • Paul Sowell

    April 21, 2011 · Ramsey · Highest level of force as recorded: Gunshot

Public records requests

Records requests about this department filed through OPRAmachine, an independent site that files Open Public Records Act requests in public and publishes the responses.[5] This is a third-party, user-generated source, separate in origin from the Attorney General records elsewhere on this page.

Current as of 12 July 2026. These figures are a point-in-time snapshot and do not update: requests filed to OPRAmachine after that date do not appear here. For live activity, see this body on OPRAmachine.

This department has no separate listing on OPRAmachine. Records requests for it are handled through Mahwah Township, the municipal records custodian, which also fields requests about permits, property, and code enforcement. Only the 31 requests whose subject line indicates it concerns the police department are counted below. The other 106 filed to Mahwah Township are about something else and are not shown.

Police-related requests

31[5]

Identified by subject line, of 137 filed to Mahwah Township

Most recent request

January 2026[5]

First recorded June 2018

Awaiting a response

15[5]

Requests with no response recorded yet

What happened to those requests

Statuses as recorded on OPRAmachine. They are set by the person who filed the request when they classify what came back, not by the agency and not by any court. They describe the fate of a records request and nothing else.

Recorded outcomes of police-related records requests to Mahwah Township (requests)
Awaiting agency response14
Requester reported success9
Requester reported partial success4
Request refused2
Agency said records not held1
Awaiting clarification1

Recent requests

The 12 most recent police-related requests to Mahwah Township, by date and recorded status. Each was written by a member of the public. A request is a question somebody asked. It is not a finding, not an allegation this site makes, and not evidence that anything happened.

  1. 2026-01-23Requester reported success
  2. 2025-12-15Awaiting agency response
  3. 2025-10-05Awaiting agency response
  4. 2025-09-13Awaiting agency response
  5. 2025-05-31Awaiting agency response
  6. 2025-05-23Awaiting agency response
  7. 2025-05-16Awaiting agency response
  8. 2025-04-29Requester reported success
  9. 2025-03-04Requester reported partial success
  10. 2024-06-28Request refused
  11. 2023-11-01Requester reported success
  12. 2023-10-23Awaiting agency response
Show what each request asked for, as the requester wrote it

These titles are quoted from OPRAmachine exactly as the requester typed them. They are the requester's words, not this site's, and some describe what the requester believed or suspected. Nothing here has been established as fact.

File your own records request

Anyone can request records from this municipality under the Open Public Records Act. This link opens a request on OPRAmachine, pre-filled with a neutral starting point you can edit or replace before you send it. The request, and any response, will be published there.

File an OPRA request about this department

See every request filed to Mahwah Township on OPRAmachine.

What this section can and can't tell you

  • A request is not a finding. Every entry records what a member of the public asked for. None of it establishes that an agency did anything, and none of it is an allegation this site is making.
  • Statuses come from the requester, not the agency. On OPRAmachine the person who filed the request classifies the response they got, so “successful” means they said they got what they asked for. It is not the agency's word and not an adjudication.
  • Request volume is not a measure of misconduct. A long list usually reflects public interest, local journalism, or one determined requester. A short list usually means few people have asked.
  • This covers OPRAmachine only. Most OPRA requests in New Jersey are filed directly with agencies and never appear here, so this is a floor, not a total.
  • It is frozen at 12 July 2026. The figures come from a snapshot of OPRAmachine taken on that date and nothing refreshes them, so anything filed since is missing. Treat every number here as a lower bound that is only getting further out of date.
  • The count is an undercount, by design. Requests to Mahwah Township are sorted by subject line, because that custodian also handles permits, property, and code enforcement. A request that is genuinely about the police but carries a vague subject line, and many do read only “OPRA Request,” is not counted here. The sorting is this site's own reading of the request titles, not a fact from the source, and it is deliberately cautious: it would rather miss a police request than show you somebody's building permit.

The match between this OPRAmachine body and this department is this site's inference, not a certified mapping. If it is wrong, we will remove it: corrections.

Questions and answers

What is a summary of Mahwah Township Police Department's internal affairs and discipline record?

Mahwah Township Police Department logged 16 internal affairs investigations in 2025 and 12 officers named in those cases. The Bergen County municipal agency posted a rate of 133.3 per 100 officers, above the Bergen County median of 125.3 and the 125.9 statewide municipal median. Higher volume can point to more misconduct or to a department that documents more of its complaints. None of the 16 investigations detailed for 2025 reported sustained complaints. Differential Treatment led the allegation categories, followed by Other Criminal Violation and Demeanor. No major discipline records appear in the 2020-2025 releases, and the absence of records is not a finding. Mahwah Twp PD received a B on the report card, at the 20th percentile among 110 peers in the 30-59 officers group, a medium-confidence grade.

How many internal affairs investigations did Mahwah Township Police Department report in 2025?

Mahwah Township Police Department reported 16 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. 12 distinct officers were named in that year's IA investigations.

How many major discipline records does Mahwah Township Police Department have?

No major discipline records appear for Mahwah Township Police Department in the Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases. Absence of records is not a finding; discipline is listed only after all appeals conclude.

How many officers does Mahwah Township Police Department have?

Mahwah Township Police Department reported 54 full-time sworn officers to the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census for 2025, 1.9% of them female. That is 2.09 sworn officers per 1,000 residents. This is a different measurement from the "officers named in IA cases" figure elsewhere on this page, which counts distinct officers in that year's internal affairs investigations, not total staffing.

What military surplus equipment has Mahwah Township Police Department received through the 1033 program?

Mahwah Township Police Department received 16 recorded line items of surplus military equipment through the Defense Department's 1033 program between 2019 and 2022, with a total recorded value of $409,005 (original DoD acquisition cost, not current or market value). The largest category by recorded value was: Trucks and truck tractors, wheeled. Transfers are as recorded by the Defense Logistics Agency as of 2026-06-30; equipment acquired through the program is not necessarily still held.

What is the total recorded value of the 1033 equipment Mahwah Township Police Department received?

The surplus equipment recorded for Mahwah Township Police Department under the 1033 program totals $409,005 in original DoD acquisition cost, of which $384,052 is in categories this site classes as tactical (14 of 16 line items). These are original-cost figures at the time of transfer, not current or market value.

How many deaths during police encounters are recorded for Mahwah Township Police Department?

The independent Fatal Encounters dataset contains 2 records naming Mahwah Township Police Department, from 2011 through 2012. Fatal Encounters is a crowdsourced journalism project, not a government source, and it documented deaths that occurred during police encounters of any kind. Each record links to a page showing it exactly as the project recorded it.

What does Mahwah Township Police Department pay its officers compared with local school staff?

The median pensionable salary for the 55 active Mahwah Township Police Department officers in the NJ Treasury pension file is $157,360. The median for the 315 TPAF-enrolled staff at MAHWAH BD OF ED is $85,419, a ratio of 1.84x. Against the Bergen County school-staff median the ratio is 1.72x. These are pensionable base salaries: they exclude overtime, stipends, longevity and leave payouts for both groups, and a school contract year and a police work year are different lengths. TPAF covers certificated school staff, not only classroom teachers.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2087. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
  2. [2]DoD 1033 Program transfers (LESO Public Information), New Jersey sheet. Defense Logistics Agency (U.S. Department of Defense). LESO Public Information: DISP_AllStatesAndTerritories, quarterly file as of 2026-06-30; recorded ship dates 1993-2026. Retrieved 2026-07-10. https://www.dla.mil/Disposition-Services/Offers/Law-Enforcement/Public-Information/ ↩
  3. [3]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset) and YourMoney Active Pension Members (TPAF subset, names removed). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Both snapshots as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. Figures are computed by this site from as-reported pensionable salaries; the row-by-row account of what entered each figure is published at /data/pay-comparison.json. ↩
  4. [4]Fatal Encounters, New Jersey subset. Fatal Encounters (fatalencounters.org). Fatal Encounters national dataset (2000-2021); collection ended December 2021. Retrieved 2026-07-10. https://fatalencounters.org/ ↩
  5. [5]Records-request activity for Mahwah Township. OPRAmachine (opramachine.com), an independent public-records platform. Publicly visible requests only. Point-in-time snapshot taken 2026-07-12 from a database export dated 2026-07-11. Not updated after that date; see opramachine.com for current activity. ↩
  6. [6]New Jersey Internal Affairs Officers, 2024-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Officer counts summed across every Mahwah Twp PD row. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
  7. [7]New Jersey county boundaries. New Jersey Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS (NJOGIS). NJ_Counties_3857 (FeatureServer layer 0), https://services2.arcgis.com/XVOqAjTOJ5P6ngMu/arcgis/rest/services/NJ_Counties_3857/FeatureServer/0. 2020 boundary delineation. Retrieved 2026-07-27. Boundaries are generalized for display. This data set is not a survey document and must not be used as such. The polygons do not represent legal boundaries.
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  19. [19]New Jersey Internal Affairs Data Download, 2021-2023. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. Aggregated from every Mahwah Twp PD row for 2022. ↩
  20. [20]New Jersey Internal Affairs Data Download, 2021-2023. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. Aggregated from every Mahwah Twp PD row for 2023. ↩
  21. [21]New Jersey Internal Affairs Investigations, 2024-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. Aggregated from every Mahwah Twp PD row for 2024. ↩
  22. [22]New Jersey Internal Affairs Investigations, 2024-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. Aggregated from every Mahwah Twp PD row for 2025. ↩
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  24. [24]Ranks computed by this site over the Attorney General internal affairs agency totals and major discipline releases, within agency type. Each ranking page lists every agency and its source rows. ↩