Passaic County Criminal Defense Attorneys

Our team of tough, smart New Jersey criminal defense attorneys represent clients across New Jersey, including Paterson and other courts in Passaic County. To discuss your matter in Passaic County, call us today. The attorney you choose to call and time you choose to call that attorney can have a big impact on your case.  Since our consultations are always free, do not hesitate to call us today to discuss your case with one of our Passaic County criminal defense attorneys. 

Passaic County does not see a high amount of arrests given its population, but it does see a high amount of arrests for serious crimes. Arrests for index crimes were far higher than Union County which had about the same amount of total arrests for 2006.  Part of this reason was that Passaic had the highest amount of arrests for auto theft even though more cars are stolen out of Newark.  Passaic also had the third highest arrests for drug offenses.  With regard to white collar crime, arrests for forgery are relatively higher while arrests for fraud are relatively lower than similar counties.    

With offices in New Brunswick and Princeton, we are easy to reach from Paterson, Passaic County or anywhere in New Jersey. Call us today to discuss your Passaic County matter with a member of our team of tough, smart New Jersey criminal defense attorneys. 

Passaic County Court Information

In New Jersey, all indictable criminal court matters are held in the Passaic County Courthouse in Paterson. The address is 77 Hamilton Street in Paterson.  Our Passaic County criminal defense attorneys are always fully prepared to represent you in Paterson or any other court in Passaic County. 

Indictable crimes include Aggravated Assault, Robbery, Burglary, Sexual Assault, Fraud, Forgery, Firearms charges, as well as most Drug/CDS charges. Minor charges such as Harassment, Disorderly Conduct, Simple Assault, Possession of Marijuana under 50 grams, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Resisting Arrest and Obstruction are handled in municipal court. See the list of municipal courts in Passaic County below.

Passaic County Judges

The current Passaic County Criminal Court judges are:

Presiding Judge Marilyn Clark

Ernest Caposela

Joseph Falcone

Nestor Guzman

Ronald Marmo

Phillip Mizzone Jr.

With offices in New Brunswick and Princeton, we are easy to reach from Passaic County or anywhere in New Jersey. Call us today to discuss your Passaic County matter with a member of our team of tough, smart New Jersey criminal defense attorneys.

Passaic County Crime Statistics

The most recent crime statistics in Passiac County are for 2006. All statistics are from the 2006 Uniform Crime Reports.

VOLUME/RATE

• Agencies reported 14,249 Index offenses in 2006, a 3 percent increase when compared to 2005.
• Violent crime increased 6 percent and nonviolent crime increased 2 percent.
• The crime rate was recorded at 28.6 victims for every 1,000 inhabitants, an increase of 3 percent compared to the previous year.
• Aggravated Assault decreased less than one-half of one percent while Motor Vehicle Theft increased 10 percent.
• Total value of property stolen in Passaic County amounted to $21.5 million, of which 24 percent was recovered.

ARRESTS/CLEARANCES

• There were 22,763 persons arrested in Passaic during the year, a decrease of 5 percent when compared to 2005.
• Adult arrests in Passaic County decreased 4 percent and juvenile arrests decreased 7 percent.
• The total clearance rate for Index offenses in Passaic County was 17.6 percent; juveniles were responsible for 30 percent of those cases cleared.

Passaic County Municipal Courts 

Bloomingdale, 101 Hamburg Turnpike, Bloomingdale

Clifton, 900 Clifton Avenue, Clifton

Haledon Boro, 510 Belmont Ave, Haledon

Hawthorne Boro, 445 Lafayette Ave, Hawthorne

Little Falls, 35 Stevens Ave, Little Falls

North Haledon, 103 Overlook Ave, North Haledon

Passaic City, 330 Passaic St, Passaic

Paterson, 111 Broadway, Paterson

Pompton Lakes, 25 Lenox Ave, Pompton Lakes

Prospect Park, 106 Brown Ave, Prospect Park

Ringwood Boro, 60 Margaret King Ave, Ringwood

Totowa Boro, 537 Totowa Rd, Totowa

Wanaque Boro, 579 Ringwood Ave, Wanaque

Wayne Twp, 475 Valley Road, Wayne

West Milford Twp, 1480 Union Valley Rd, West Milford

West Paterson, 5 Brophy Lane, West Paterson

With offices in New Brunswick and Princeton, we are easy to reach from Paterson, Clifton, Passaic County or anywhere in New Jersey. Call us today to discuss your Paterson, Passaic County matter with a member of our team of tough, smart New Jersey attorneys.