Police in Maywood (Newark, Paterson, Passaic: crime, college, salaries)

[JMC49]

I have been researching Maywood to move there possibly.Does anyone know why a town not even 2 square miles needs 24 policeman all making 100,000 or more in town that the police blotter seems to have the worst crime is somone falling and breaking their hip?

[captne76]

Typical NJ suburbs, I once live in a semi-rural town tha thad something like 99 cops. No other clue othwer than how else would they keep your taxes high.

[GiantRutgersfan]

welcome to New Jersey. This is typical of just about every town in Bergen, Essex, Passaic, and Morris counties (except Newark, Paterson, etc where they would actually be useful)

[Necromancer]

Originally Posted by JMC49

I have been researching Maywood to move there possibly.Does anyone know why a town not even 2 square miles needs 24 policeman all making 100,000 or more in town that the police blotter seems to have the worst crime is somone falling and breaking their hip?

All 24 of the cops make more than $100K?

Can you link the info on that?

[VeradoDan]

Originally Posted by Necromancer

All 24 of the cops make more than $100K?

Can you link the info on that?

It's not unusual to have police salaries hovering around 100K on average. When I worked for the newspaper we used to publish PD salaries and while not everyone was making six figures, it was damn close. I covered Monmouth County, but I'm sure most other upscale suburbs are comparable. The worst are the Shore towns, where they legitimately do have to hire tons of officers because the summer is nuts, yet there is nothing to do but write tickets all winter long. Usually locals get a break, though, to an extent.

[johnfrisco]

Police in NJ are way over paid and useless. Basically they get paid 100K a year to write you a speeding ticket for going over 5 mph. And they are dumb as hell. No college--they are idiots.

[joe moving]

I don't see the problem. You pay good tax dollars to live somewhere with no crime.

[johnfrisco]

Originally Posted by joe moving

I don't see the problem. You pay good tax dollars to live somewhere with no crime.

If there is no crime then why pay the pigs 100K a year? To write speeding tickets?

[izannimda]

I don't like cops very much. Then again, I don't like authority very much.

[desertsun41]

Originally Posted by johnfrisco

If there is no crime then why pay the pigs 100K a year? To write speeding tickets?

Exactly. 100 REPs to you. Finially some one who sees right through all that hogwash govt bureaucracy and brainwashing they jamb down the gullable peasant tax payers throats who believe anything they hear.