119 NJ Towns Participating In Seat Belt Crackdown: See The List

NEW JERSEY — Not wearing a seatbelt could cost Garden State motorists under a new law enforcement campaign that officially kicked off Monday, according to the state Division of Highway Traffic Safety.

In a release issued by Attorney General Matthew Platkin, officials said nearly 120 police departments across the state are sharing $766,000 in federal funding to enforce a new "Click It Or Ticket" campaign and crack down on drivers not wearing their seat belts.

The funding will help agencies increase road patrols, seat belt checkpoints and other initiatives, the release said.

The campaign continues through June 2.

"Seat belts save lives – we want that message to be loud and clear. And the campaign we are announcing today will provide law enforcement agencies with resources to reinforce that basic but critical point," Platkin said in a statement. "As we prepare for the busy summer driving season, we are laser-focused on ensuring safety on roadways across New Jersey."

According to state data from 2022, 140 people died in crashes on New Jersey roadways because they weren't wearing seat belts. That's 39 percent of all motor vehicle fatalities, state officials said, compared to 44 percent nationally.

Last year, law enforcement agencies participating in the “Click It or Ticket” campaign issued nearly 7,000 seat belt citations statewide.

Here is the list of agencies participating in this year's campaign and the amount of funding they received:

Atlantic County

• Absecon: $3,500
• Atlantic City: $10,500
• Brigantine: $2,800
• Egg Harbor City: $2,100
• Egg Harbor Township: $10,500
• Galloway: $8,750
• Hamilton: $8,750
• Hammonton: $3,500
• Longport: $2,100
• Mullica: $2,800
• Northfield: $2,100
• Pleasantville: $2,100
• Ventnor: $2,800

Bergen County

• Bogota: $7,000
• East Rutherford: $7,000
• Elmwood Park: $7,000
• Englewood: $7,000
• Fair Lawn: $7,000
• Fairview: $7,000
• Fort Lee: $8,750
• Garfield: $8,750
• Lodi: $7,000
• Mahwah: $7,000
• South Hackensack: $7,000
• Upper Saddle River: $7,000

Burlington County

• Bordentown City: $7,000
• Burlington Township: $7,000

Camden County

• Barrington: $7,000
• Bellmawr: $7,000
• Berlin: $7,000
• Camden County Metro: $10,500
• Chesilhurst: $7,000
• Clementon: $7,000
• Delaware River Port Authority: $7,000
• Gloucester Township: $8,750
• Haddon Heights: $7,000
• Laurel Springs: $7,000
• Lawnside: $7,000
• Lindenwold: $7,000
• Oaklyn: $7,000
• Pine Hill: $7,000
• Somerdale: $7,000
• Stratford: $7,000
• Waterford: $7,000
• Winslow: $10,500

Cape May County

• Lower: $7,000
• Middle: $7,000
• Wildwood: $7,000

Essex County

• Belleville: $8,750
• Bloomfield: $8,750
• East Orange: $7,000
• Glen Ridge: $7,000
• Livingston $7,000
• Maplewood: $7,000
• Millburn: $7,000
• Montclair: $10,500
• Newark: $10,500
• North Caldwell: $7,000
• Nutley: $7,000
• Orange: $7,000
• South Orange: $7,000
• Verona: $7,000
• West Caldwell: $7,000

Gloucester County

• Clayton: $1,120
• Deptford: $3,920
• East Greenwich: $1,960
• Elk: $1,120
• Franklin: $3,640
• Glassboro: $3,920
• Harrison: $1,400
• Logan: $2,800
• Mantua: $1,960
• Monroe: $3,920
• Paulsboro: $1,400
• Pitman: $1,400
• Rowan: $1,960
• Washington: $3,920
• West Deptford: $1,960
• Westville: $1,400
• Woodbury: $1,960

Hudson County

• Bayonne: $8,750
• Secaucus: $8,750
• Union City: $10,500

Hunterdon County

• Clinton Township: $3,500
• Raritan: $3,500
• Readington: $3,500

Mercer County

• East Windsor: $7,000
• Hamilton: $7,000
• Hightstown: $7,000
• Hopewell: $7,000
• Trenton: $10,500

Middlesex County

• Middlesex: $7,000
• Monroe: $8,750
• Perth Amboy: $7,000

Monmouth County

• Colts Neck: $7,000
• Freehold Borough: $7,000
• Howell: $8,750
• Manalapan: $7,000
• Middletown: $7,000

Morris County

• Boonton Town: $7,000
• Morris Plains: $7,000
• Morristown: $7,000
• Parsippany-Troy Hills: $8,750
• Rockaway Township: $7,000
• Wharton: $7,000

Ocean County

• Lakewood: $10,500
• Ocean Township: $7,000

Passaic County

• Little Falls: $7,000
• Passaic: $10,500
• Paterson: $10,500

Somerset County

• Bridgewater: $4,900
• Franklin: $4,900
• North Plainfield: $4,900

Sussex County

• Sparta: $7,000

Union County

• Elizabeth: $10,500
• Linden: $8,750
• Plainfield: $7,000
• Roselle: $7,000

Warren County

• Phillipsburg: $10,500