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Department profile · Passaic County

Passaic Police Department

Reported as: Passaic PDMunicipal police

Jurisdiction context

Civil service jurisdiction

Discipline at this department is governed by the Title 4A civil service framework, matched to Passaic City on the New Jersey Civil Service Commission roster.

Read how the process works or the Title 4A glossary. Browse NJCSNavigator’s civil service jurisdiction directory for the full local-jurisdiction roster.

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

In brief

Passaic Police Department is a municipal police agency in Passaic County. It reported 47 sworn officers in 2025 and 77 internal affairs investigations that year. Its rate of 163.8 investigations per 100 officers was above the 125.6 median for municipal police. Of the 77 investigations detailed for 2025, 30 reported sustained complaints. The most common allegation was a preventable motor vehicle accident.

The releases from 2020 through 2025 list 9 major discipline records for the department, none of which were terminations. The report card gives Passaic a grade of F, placing it in the 80th percentile of its peer group of 38 agencies with 30-59 officers. A higher volume of internal affairs activity can reflect more misconduct or a stronger reporting culture.

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

Sworn officers, 2025

47[1]

IA investigations, 2025

77[1]

Incidents, 2025

73[1]

Major discipline records

9

All years, 2020-2025

Internal affairs investigations by year

852021862022872023792024772025
Internal affairs investigations reported by Passaic Police Department, by year
Internal affairs investigations reported by Passaic Police Department, by year
20212022202320242025
8586877977

As reported to the Attorney General.[2][3][4][5][6]

Complaint mix, 2025

Most serious allegation per investigation, as categorized by the reporting agency. Allegations are not findings: of 77 investigations, 30 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 76 officers involved.[7]

Most serious allegation

Most serious allegations reported by Passaic PD, 2025
Most serious allegations reported by Passaic PD, 2025
Preventable MV Accident23
Demeanor18
Other Departmental Rule Violation11
Excessive Force5
Differential Treatment4
Improper Arrest4
Improper Search2
Improper Entry2
AdministrativeConduct / dutyRights / integrityViolence / criminal

Internal disposition

Internal dispositions reported by Passaic PD, 2025
Internal dispositions reported by Passaic PD, 2025
Sustained30
Exonerated26
not provided9
Not Sustained6
Unfounded3
Administratively Closed3

Against peers, 2025

AnalysisComputed by this site from reported totals; not an official statistic.
PASSAIC PD163.8COUNTY MEDIAN, MUNICIPAL POLICE (18)123.2NJ MEDIAN, MUNICIPAL POLICE (447)125.6
Internal affairs investigations per 100 officers, 2025 (investigations per 100 sworn officers)
Internal affairs investigations per 100 officers, 2025 (investigations per 100 sworn officers)
Passaic PD163.8
County median, municipal police (18)123.2
NJ median, municipal police (447)125.6

Investigations per 100 sworn officers, using the officer counts each agency reported for 2025. 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.

View the report card

Major discipline records

Major discipline records reported by Passaic Police Department, 2020-2025
YearOfficerRankSanction as reportedSrc
2025Junior CuevasOfficerSuspended 0 days[8]
2025Junior CuevasOfficerSuspended 180 days[9]
2025Junior CuevasOfficerSuspended 30 days[10]
2025Edgar DelgardoOfficerSuspended 1,224 daysSeparated while IA pending[11]
2024Edgar DelgadoOfficerSuspended 886 days[12]
2023Edgar DelgadoOfficerSuspended (days not reported)[13]
2021Claudia Aguirre-CruzLieutenantSuspended 14 days[14]
2021Annette GuzmanOfficerSuspended 25 days[15]
2021Amilcar LopezOfficerSuspended 28 days[16]

Every name links to the officer's record page with the agency's full synopsis and citation.

Questions and answers

How many internal affairs investigations did Passaic Police Department report in 2025?
Passaic Police Department reported 77 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 47 sworn officers that year.
How many major discipline records does Passaic Police Department have?
Passaic Police Department has 9 major discipline records in the Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, of which 0 were terminations. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2453. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
  2. [2]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 414. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
  3. [3]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1434. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
  4. [4]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1942. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
  5. [5]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 917. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
  6. [6]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2453. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
  7. [7]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 Passaic PD row for 2025; row 1 is the header. ↩
  8. [8]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 507. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  9. [9]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 508. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  10. [10]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 509. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  11. [11]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 510. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  12. [12]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1244. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  13. [13]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1857. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  14. [14]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2653. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  15. [15]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2654. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  16. [16]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2655. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩