Non emergency police phone numbers for 2 agencies in Passaic County, New Jersey, with which area each one covers and the official source used to check every number.
These are non emergency lines. If someone is in danger or a crime is in progress, call 911.
Passaic County agencies at a glance
| Agency, number and address | Type | Official website |
|---|---|---|
| Passaic Police Department (973) 365-3900 330 Passaic Street, Passaic, NJ 07055 | Municipal police | cityofpassaic.com Checked Aug 2026 |
| Paterson Police Department (973) 321-1111 111 Broadway, Paterson, NJ 07505 | Municipal police | njoag.gov Checked Aug 2026 |
Who covers which part of Passaic County
Every address in Passaic County belongs to a municipality (New Jersey has no unincorporated land), and each municipality is covered by its own police department or, in a few rural townships, by the New Jersey State Police. In most New Jersey counties the sheriff’s office mainly serves the courts and the county jail, so local incidents go to the town police. The departments in the table answer only for their own town (Passaic Police Department, Paterson Police Department); for any other town, call that town’s police. Passaic County has about 513,395 residents on 186 square miles of land; about 225,355 of them (44%) live in the 2 towns with their own police departments listed here (Paterson 156,452, Passaic 68,903) (U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 population estimate).
How far apart they are
The agencies on this page are up to 5 miles apart. If you live near a city line, check which side your address is on before calling: each department only handles its own area.
- Passaic Police Department: the nearest other agency listed here is Paterson Police Department, 4.7 miles away.
- Paterson Police Department: the nearest other agency listed here is Passaic Police Department, 4.7 miles away.
Neighbouring counties we cover
- Bergen County (10 agencies, about 6 miles away)
- Hudson County (4 agencies, about 9 miles away)
- Essex County (6 agencies, about 9 miles away)
- Morris County (3 agencies, about 13 miles away)
- Union County (5 agencies, about 19 miles away)
How these numbers were checked
Each number was compared with the one published by an official source: the agency’s own site, its city or county government, or a state agency (cityofpassaic.com, njoag.gov). Last check: 2 in Aug 2026. Read how we verify numbers.
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