Hawthorne Police

Hawthorne Police is the municipal law-enforcement agency for the City of Hawthorne in Passaic County, New Jersey. The department serves residents, businesses, and visitors within Hawthorne limits in Passaic 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. Hawthorne sits in a New Jersey corridor that mixes residential neighborhoods with local commerce, and the police department is the primary local law-enforcement presence for day-to-day public safety inside the city. Public safety emergencies in Hawthorne should be reported by dialing 911.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), Hawthorne borough, NJ has an estimated population of 19,472.