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By Jeff Goldman | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

More than 94 percent of New Jerseyans wear their seat belt in a car, but cops from 173 departments will be handing out extra tickets in the annual "Click It or Ticket" campaign.

The seat belt ticket blitz lasts until June 3, a two-week stretch in which police officers will have zero-tolerance for people caught not buckling up, the state's department of law and public safety said in a statement.

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In 2017, 350 police agencies across the state took part and handed out 17,792 tickets. State Police issued more than 4,000 of the tickets.

On a county level, the Bergen County Sheriff's Office lead the way in 2017 - writing 1,673 citations. On a local level, police officers in Lawrence, Mercer County were the busiest - ticketing 602 people for no seat belts.

In all, 17 agencies wrote at least 165 seat belt tickets. The fine for not wearing a seat belt in New Jersey is $46. While looking for seat belt scofflaws, cops also issued 498 child restraint and 6,363 speeding citations and made 976 DWI arrests during the two-week period in 2017

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Seatbelts are the most important safety feature in your car, and are there for a reason - they could be the difference that saves your life in a crash. Click it or ticket! pic.twitter.com/r5JEobqCQs — New Jersey DHTS (@NJTrafficSafety) May 20, 2018

The majority of the departments participating this year will each receive a grant of $5,500 from the state.

Some will receive lesser amounts The Division of Highway Traffic Safety says wearing a seat belt gives you as much as a 75 percent greater chance of surviving a crash.

New Jersey's seat belt usage has increased markedly since 1996 when it stood at around 60 percent. Earlier this year, police department around New Jersey took part in a distracted driving campaign known as U Drive. U Text U Pay.

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Atlantic County - 4 departments

Atlantic City PD

Egg Harbor Twp PD

Galloway PD

Mullica

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Bergen County - 18 departments

East Rutherford PD

Elmwood Park PD

Fairview PD

Garfield PD

Glen Rock PD

Leonia PD

Lodi PD

Montvale PD

Moonachie PD

Palisades Park

Paramus PD

Ramsey PD

Ridgefield Park PD

River Vale PD

Saddle River PD

South Hackensack PD

Teaneck PD

Tenafly PD

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Burlington County - 10 departments

Bordentown PD

Bordentown Twp PD

Burlington PD

Burlington Twp PD

Delanco PD

Delran PD

Lumberton PD

Palmyra PD

Pemberton PD

Westampton PD

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Camden County - 11 departments

Camden County Metro

Cherry Hill PD

Chesilhurst PD

Delaware River and Port Authority

Gloucester Twp PD

Lawnside PD

Pennsauken PD

Pine Hill PD

Runnemede PD

Stratford PD

Winslow PD

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Cape May County - 4 departments

Avalon PD

Lower PD

North Wildwood

Wildwood PD

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Cumberland County - 2 departments

Millville PD

Vineland PD

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Essex County - 8 departments

Belleville PD

Essex County Sheriff

Fairfield PD

Irvington PD

Livingston PD

Millburn PD

Montclair PD

Nutley PD

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Gloucester County - 18 departments

Clayton PD

Deptford PD

East Greenwich PD

Elk PD

Franklin PD

Glassboro PD

Greenwich PD

Harrison PD

Logan PD

Mantua PD

Monroe PD

Pitman PD

Washington PD

West Deptford PD

Westville PD

Woodbury Heights PD

Woodbury PD

Woolwich PD

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Hudson County - 5 departments

Guttenberg PD

Hudson County Sheriff

North Bergen Twp PD

Secaucus PD

Union City PD

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Hunterdon County - 7 departments

Clinton PD

Clinton Twp PD

Flemington PD

Frenchtown PD

Lebanon PD

Readington PD

West Amwell PD

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Mercer County - 6 departments

East Windsor PD

Ewing PD

Hamilton PD

Hightstown PD

Lawrence PD

Trenton PD

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Middlesex County - 11 departments

Carteret PD

Dunellen PD

East Brunswick PD

Metuchen PD

Middlesex PD

Monroe PD

North Brunswick PD

Old Bridge PD

Sayreville PD

South Brunswick PD

Woodbridge PD

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Monmouth County - 9 departments

Allentown PD

Asbury Park PD

Eatontown PD

Englishtown PD

Freehold PD

Freehold Twp PD

Ocean PD

Sea Bright PD

Sea Girt PD

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Morris County - 8 departments

Chatham PD

Denville PD

Harding PD

Kinnelon PD

Morris Plains PD

Netcong PD

Parsippany-Troy Hills PD

Rockaway PD

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Ocean County - 16 departments

Barnegat PD

Bay Head PD

Berkeley PD

Harvey Cedars PD

Lakehurst PD

Long Beach PD

Manchester PD

Mantoloking PD

Ocean Gate PD

Ocean Twp PD

Pine Beach PD

Plumsted PD

Point Pleasant Beach PD

Ship Bottom PD

South Toms River PD

Stafford PD

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Passaic County - 7 departments

Bloomingdale PD

Clifton PD

Haledon PD

Passaic County Sherif

Passaic PD

Wayne PD

Woodland Park PD

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Salem County - 1 department

Pennsville PD

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Somerset County - 17 departments

Bedminster PD

Bernards PD

Bound Brook PD

Branchburg PD

Far Hills PD

Franklin PD

Green Brook PD

Hillsborough PD

Manville PD

Montgomery PD

North Plainfield PD

Peapack Gladstone PD

Somerset County Sheriff

Somerville PD

South Bound Brook PD

Warren PD

Watchung PD

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Sussex County - 3 departments

Byram PD

Hamburg PD

Stanhope PD

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Union County- 5 departments

Mountainside PD

Rahway PD

Roselle Park PD

Springfield PD

Union PD

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Warren County - 3 departments

Hackettstown PD

Lopatcong PD

Mansfield PD

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