The Detective Bureau is the primary unit responsible for crime scene response, general assignment investigations, alcohol beverage enforcement, pawn ordinance enforcement, arson, fraud, and missing person investigations.
CompStat
The Elizabeth Police Department maintains statistical data which is used as a management tool in reducing crime, improving procedures, and training, and providing transparency. In 2022, the department implemented CompStat, which through management, statistics, and accountability, the goal is to drive down crime to a record low.