Allegation category
Domestic violence (Criminal)
Violence / criminal tier, as grouped by this site
New Jersey law enforcement agencies recorded 239 allegations in this category between 2022 and 2025, the 26th-most most reported of the 31 categories and 0.3% of all allegations statewide.
These are complaints, not findings. A complaint is recorded when somebody makes it, whether or not an investigation later sustained it, so nothing on this page establishes that any officer did anything.
Merged from 2 source spellings: Domestic Violence (Criminal); Domestic violence (Criminal).
Allegations
239
2022 to 2025
Agencies reporting
80
At least one in the period
Reported in 2025
77
87 in 2022
By year
| 2022 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 87 | 75 | 77 |
Year-to-year movement reflects both complaint volume and reporting practice. The number of agencies filing a report changes each year, and a category can grow simply because more departments began classifying complaints into it.
Where it is reported most
Highest raw counts. Large departments appear here largely because they are large.
Where it makes up the largest share
A high share means this category is unusually prominent in what that agency records. It can reflect what happens there, or how that agency classifies complaints.
| Agency | Share |
|---|---|
| Bound Brook Police Department | 3.6% |
| Passaic County Sheriff's Department | 2.7% |
| Ocean City Police Department | 2.4% |
| Atlantic County Sheriff's Office | 2.3% |
| Delran Township Police Department | 2.0% |
| South Plainfield Police Department | 1.9% |
| Essex County Prosecutor's Office | 1.9% |
| North Brunswick Township Police Department | 1.9% |
| East Brunswick Township Police Department | 1.8% |
| New Milford Police Department | 1.8% |
| Magnolia Police Department | 1.7% |
| Ocean County Corrections | 1.6% |
| Toms River Township | 1.5% |
| Totowa Borough Police Department | 1.5% |
| Palisades Park Police Department | 1.5% |
By county
Other categories
- Other Departmental Rule Violation
- Demeanor
- Excessive Force
- Differential Treatment
- Other Criminal Violation
- Sexual Assault/Criminal Sexual Violation
- Neglect of Duty
- Improper Arrest
- Use Of Force Policy Violation
- Preventable MV accident
- Conduct Unbecoming/Discredit To The Agency
- Attendance issues
- Improper Search
- Insubordination/Disobeying An Order
- All 31