Garfield Police Department

The Garfield Police Department is located at 411 Midland Ave., Garfield, NJ 07026 (non-emergency telephone number 973-478-8500) currently employees sixty-eight (68) Sworn Officers and three (3) Record Room Clerks. The City of Garfield which is bordered by Elmwood Park, Saddle Book, Lodi, South Hackensack, Wallington, Passaic, and Clifton is a very diverse community which comes with a lot of challenges. Some of the challenges faced are language and cultural differences. In order to accommodate the community, the City of Garfield has hired bilingual Police Officers spread throughout the Patrol Shifts that speak Polish, Spanish, French, Italian, Macedonian, and Croatian.

Within the sixty-eight (68) Officers there are the following: 1 Chief, 1 Deputy Chief, 3 Captains, 7 Lieutenants, 12 Sergeants, 7 Detectives, 3 Traffic Officers, and 34 Police Officers. Currently there are ten (10) Female Officers, two (2) of which are Supervisors and two (2) are Detectives.

Mission Statement

The Garfield Police Department is committed to the mission of protecting the lives, property and rights of all people;proactively address the social issues that create the opportunity of crime and to be sensitive to the needs of the community. Our core values in pursuit of our mission will be (GARFIELD) Growth, Accountability, Respect, Fairness, Integrity, Efficiency, Leadership and Dedication.

• Growth
  
  • We are proud of the reputation our department has built over the years and are committed to continuing this through diligence and hard work.
• Accountability
  • We hold ourselves accountable for our actions and the actions of our fellow officers.
• Respect
  
  • We treat all persons in a dignified and courteous manner, and exhibit understanding of ethnic and cultural diversity, in both our professional and personal endeavors. We guarantee to uphold the principles and values embodied in the constitutions of the United States and the State of New Jersey
• Fairness
  
  • We treat all people impartially with consideration and compassion. We are equally responsive to our employees and the community we serve.
• Integrity
  
  • Integrity is the hallmark of the Garfield Police Department and we are committed to the highest performance standards, ethical conduct and truthfulness in all relationships. We hold ourselves accountable for our actions and take pride in a professional level of service and fairness to all.
• Efficiency
  
  • We provide service in a courteous, and efficient manner. We foster community and employee involvement through problem-solving partnerships. Recognizing and responding with sincerity to those in need of our services.
• Leadership
  
  • We will ensure that our members are dedicated, highly trained and capable of handling the daily demands of the law enforcement profession. We promote a collaborative environment for sharing information, resources, assistance and expertise.
• Dedication
  
  • We are dedicated to ourselves, our department, and to the community and citizens that we serve.