History
The New Jersey Transit Police Department is the only transit policing agency in the country with statewide authority and jurisdiction. The department was created on January 1, 1983, and it evolved as a result of the passage of the Public Transportation Act of 1979 and subsequent legislation on the state and federal levels. At that time, the original complement included thirty-nine Commissioned Rail Police Officers. On January 12, 1990, NJSA 27:25-15.1 was enacted into law, and it established the New Jersey Transit Police Department as a sworn law enforcement agency with the "general authority, without limitation, to exercise police powers and duties, as provided for police officers and law enforcement officers, in all criminal and traffic matters at all times throughout the State..." The authorized strength of the Department includes 260 sworn officers and 67 non-sworn members (which include Fare Enforcement Inspectors) serving the more than 500,000 commuters who use the NJ Transit system daily. In addition, the New Jersey Transit Police is responsible for policing the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail and the RiverLINE.
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