Neighborhood Policing

NEIGHBORHOOD POLICING

In the old days– before policing became so dependent upon the automobiles that put both a physical and psychological barrier between officers and the residents– residents knew who their police officers were. They knew them by name. They were comfortable approaching them when there was a problem in their neighborhood.

In turn, the officers knew the neighborhood. They knew the residents. They could identify isolated problems and solve them before they grew into larger, community-wide problems.

As Barnegat grew and became busier over the past 50 years, officers became increasingly disconnected from the community. We lost that neighborhood connection and the ability to collaboratively solve problems at the neighborhood level.

The Neighborhood Policing Initiative is being embraced to reconnect the community with officers at the hyper-local level. The agency has set up 9 Neighborhood Policing Zones (NPZs) and assigned officers to each zone.

Those officers will work the assigned NPZ on a regular basis, allowing a return to the days when residents and officers knew each other by name and worked together to address issues impacting the neighborhood.

When there’s an emergency, call 9-1-1. But when you have a problem or issue in the neighborhood that doesn’t require an immediate or emergency response, we encourage you to reach out for one of your neighborhood officers.

Enter your street in the search box below to find your neighborhood officers and the email address at which they can be reached.

Please enter your street name below to find your NPZ Email:

If your street cannot be found please CLICK HERE and we will be happy to assist you.