Elizabeth Police Department

Elizabeth Police Department is the municipal law-enforcement agency for the City of Elizabeth in Union County, New Jersey, based at 1 Police Plz. The department serves residents, businesses, and visitors within Elizabeth limits in Union County. Its area of responsibility covers patrol and response to calls for service, traffic enforcement, criminal investigations inside the city, and community policing programs that support local neighborhoods and commercial corridors. Elizabeth sits along New Jersey travel and commerce routes that bring daily traffic through the area, and the police department is the primary local law-enforcement presence for day-to-day public safety inside the city. Public safety emergencies in Elizabeth should be reported by dialing 911.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), Elizabeth city, NJ has an estimated population of 135,887.