The Jersey City Police Officers Benevolent Association was incorporated in 1969 and has been serving and representing the Police Officers of Jersey City for over 43 years.

The POBA is comprised of approximately 710 Police Officers employed by the City of Jersey City Police Department. All members are full-time sworn Police Officers. We are dedicated men and women, who strive to prevent crimes from occurring, protect life and property, enforce laws and city ordinances, and to safeguard the guarantees and rights provided by the Constitution.

Jersey City is the seat of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.  As of the 2010 US Census, the population of Jersey City was 247,597, making it New Jersey's second-largest city after Newark.  Jersey City has a total area of 21.080 square miles of which 14.794 square miles of it is land and 6.286 square miles of it is water.

Part of the New York metropolitan area, Jersey City lies between of the Hudson River and Upper New York Bay across from Lower Manhattan and the Hackensack River and Newark Bay. A commercial and industrial center, it is a port of entry and a manufacturing center. With 11 miles (17.7 km) of waterfront and significant rail connections, Jersey City is an important transportation terminus and distribution center. It has railroad shops, oil refineries, warehouses, and plants that manufacture a diverse assortment of products, including chemicals, petroleum, electronics, textiles, and cosmetics. Service industries have played a prominent role in the redevelopment of its waterfront and the creation of one of the nation's largest office-space real estate markets.

Please be aware that the The Jersey City Police Officers Benevolent Association is a non-profit labor organization and will never solicit donations over the phone.  If you suspect someone is misrepresenting themselves to be soliciting on behalf of the Jersey City POBA please contact the POBA office @ 201-963-3484.

The POBA welcomes our first ever, Chaplain, Deacon Robert A. Baker, Sr., MBA, DRCC

Crisis Intervention & Stress Management - JCPOBA CISM Program

CELL:  201-726-4013   Email:  deaconrbaker@verizon.net  Web:  http://jcpdcism.webs.com/

POBA joins Public Employee Unions Federal Lawsuit challenging Pension Benefit Law

To read a copy of the 56 page complaint:  CLICK HERE  (1.5Mb Adobe PDF File)

SERGEANT CONSENT DECREE SUMMARY AND CIVIL SERVICE RESPONSE

To read a copy of the Consent Decree Summary, CLICK HERE