Pleasantville Police Department

What Pleasantville Police Department does

The Pleasantville Police Department (PPD) is the municipal law enforcement agency serving the City of Pleasantville, New Jersey, with origins dating to 1888 and a current authorized strength of 62 total members including 55 sworn police positions. It operates from its headquarters at 17 North 1st Street, Pleasantville, NJ, and provides 24/7 patrol, criminal investigations, traffic enforcement, K9 operations, firearms registration, records services, and community policing across approximately five square miles serving over 26,000 residents, handling roughly 46,000 calls for service annually. The department is organized into multiple divisions — Patrol, Criminal Investigations, Community Engagement and Accountability, Traffic, K9, Records, Property and Evidence, and Public Relations — with specialty assignments in bicycle patrol, crisis negotiation, street crimes, and school resource officers.

The technology stack is standard municipal law enforcement: body-worn cameras on all sworn personnel per NJ Attorney General guidelines, radio communications, a records management system accessed via the PPD Citizen Services Portal (ProPhoenix platform), and a K9 Unit with two certified detection dogs (Titus and Tuco). There are no proprietary software products, no AI/ML capabilities, no APIs, and no disclosed data assets.

As a municipal government entity, PPD is entirely funded through the City of Pleasantville's tax base and intergovernmental allocations; it generates no commercial revenue, charges no fees for core police services, and operates under mandatory oversight of the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office and the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Its sole customer is the municipal population it is statutorily obligated to serve.

Name

Pleasantville Police Department

Legal name

Pleasantville Police Department

Website

https://pleasantvillepd.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1888

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Pleasantville Police Department is a municipal law enforcement agency in Pleasantville, New Jersey, employing 55 sworn officers and 7 non-sworn staff to serve over 26,000 residents across approximately five square miles, providing 24/7 patrol, criminal investigations, K9 operations, and community policing under mandated state oversight.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Law Enforcement Services

NAICS

Police Protection (92212)

akta.pro primary industry

Police Services (Patrol, Response & Community Policing) (BPAIAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Safety Administration (Fire/EMS, Emergency Management) (BPAIACAL)

Keywords

• Municipal law enforcement
• Community policing services
• Criminal investigations
• Patrol and traffic enforcement
• Emergency response services

Headquarters

HQ city

Pleasantville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Publicly funded police department serving municipal residents through taxpayer funding. No commercial revenue generation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Pleasantville Police Department provides municipal law enforcement services to over 26,000 residents within approximately five square miles in Pleasantville, New Jersey. With 62 total members (55 sworn officers), the department delivers 24/7 patrol, criminal investigations, traffic enforcement, K9 narcotic detection, community policing, records services, firearms registration, and emergency response, supported by specialty units and body-worn cameras per NJ Attorney General guidelines.

Product overview

The Pleasantville Police Department operates as a unified law enforcement agency serving over 26,000 residents within approximately five square miles. The department consists of 62 total members with 55 in sworn police positions. The organization offers core services through multiple divisions including Patrol Division (responding to approximately 46,000 calls annually), Criminal Investigations Division (handling criminal/narcotic investigations and background checks), and the Community Engagement and Accountability Division (managing internal affairs, public information, and community outreach). Specialized units include the K9 Unit (with two canine teams: Titus and Tuco for patrol and narcotics detection), the Traffic Unit (crash investigation and enforcement), and a Public Relations Bureau (community policing, school resource officers, crossing guards). Supporting services include Records Division (reports, vehicle releases, fingerprinting), Property and Evidence Unit, and a Body Worn Cameras program compliant with NJ Attorney General guidelines. The department also provides Firearms Registration services through the state FARS portal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Patrol Division Backbone of the police organization providing 24/7 law enforcement services 365 days per year, responding to approximately 46,000 calls for service annually with uniformed police officers.
• Criminal Investigations Division (C.I.D.)
• K9 Unit Specialized unit employing two canines (K9 Titus - Belgian Tervuren; K9 Tuco - Belgian Malinois/German Shepherd mix) with handlers trained in patrol, tracking, article searches, criminal apprehensions, and narcotic detection.
• Traffic Unit Committed to safety of pedestrians, bicyclists, and motor vehicles. Officers trained in crash investigation and reconstruction conduct routine and targeted traffic enforcement, accident investigations including fatal crash investigations, and partner with the Motor Vehicle Commission for safety-related programs.
• Community Engagement and Accountability Division
• Records Division
• Property and Evidence Unit
• Public Relations Bureau
• Body Worn Cameras Program
• Firearms Registration Services

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DEA Task ForcecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with DEA Task Force for narcotic detection operations. K9 Titus has been utilized by the DEA Task Force for narcotic detection capabilities.
• Atlantic County Prosecutor's OfficecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOversees reporting and disposition of all internal affairs complaints in the county. Reviews complaints alleging crimes were committed. Responsible for major discipline reporting oversight.
• New Jersey Office of the Attorney GeneralcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOversees Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office reporting. Mandates training requirements for sworn personnel. Reviews all use of deadly force incidents automatically.
• Motor Vehicle Commission Mobile Inspection TeamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraffic safety partnership for child safety seat installations, mobile inspections of motor vehicles, and taxi-cab inspections.
• IdentoGo Fingerprinting ServiceminorOthersThird-party fingerprinting service for firearms permits and employment background checks. Handles civilian fingerprinting for job applications and firearms purposes.
• Atlantic County Sheriff's Office - Identification BureauminorOthersAlternative fingerprinting service for job applications and other purposes not related to firearms permits.
• Surrounding Municipality Police DepartmentscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMutual aid partnerships for K9 operations, incident response, and inter-agency coordination. K9 Titus utilized by multiple surrounding municipalities for narcotic detection.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Absecon Police Department: Police department for Absecon, NJ — a small Atlantic County municipality adjacent to Pleasantville. Regional peer operating in the same immediate jurisdiction cluster with a comparable small-town municipal policing model.
• Egg Harbor Township Police Department: Police department for Egg Harbor Township, NJ — adjacent Atlantic County municipality with a larger population (~43,000). Comparable by regional policing context and inter-agency coordination, though operating at a larger township scale.
• Northfield Police Department: Police department for Northfield, NJ — an Atlantic County municipality adjacent to Pleasantville with a smaller resident population (~8,000). Regional peer operating in the same immediate jurisdiction cluster.

Direct peers

• Somers Point Police Department: Police department for Somers Point, NJ — an Atlantic County shore-adjacent borough of approximately 10,000 residents. Direct peer by geographic adjacency, shoreline community context, and small-municipal policing model.
• Hammonton Police Department: Police department serving Hammonton, NJ — an Atlantic County town of approximately 14,000 residents. Direct peer by Atlantic County regional policing context and small-town municipal policing model.
• Bridgeton Police Department: Police department serving Bridgeton, NJ — a small Cumberland County city of approximately 25,000 residents with similar demographics and sworn officer counts. Direct peer by population, force scale, and South Jersey small-city policing profile.
• Millville Police Department: Police department serving Millville, NJ — a southern New Jersey city of roughly 28,000 residents served by a comparably-sized sworn force. Most directly comparable peer to PPD by population, force size, regional context, and small-city policing model.
• Ocean City Police Department: Police department for Ocean City, NJ — a Cape May County shore resort town of roughly 11,000 residents. Direct peer by resort/small-municipal policing model, seasonal population surges, and similar New Jersey shore community profile.

Broad incumbents

• Vineland Police Department: Police department serving Vineland, NJ — a larger Cumberland County city with a similar small-to-mid-sized municipal policing model. Comparable by organizational structure and South Jersey context, though meaningfully larger in force size.
• Atlantic City Police Department: Municipal police department for Atlantic City, NJ — located in the same county as Pleasantville and serving a larger urban population. Comparable by jurisdiction type (municipal police), regional context, and oversight framework, but operates at significantly greater scale with broader specialized units.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/pleasantvillepd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pleasantville-police-department

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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