Allegation category
False Documentation/Falsifying A Report (Criminal)
Violence / criminal tier, as grouped by this site
New Jersey law enforcement agencies recorded 131 allegations in this category between 2022 and 2025, the 29th-most most reported of the 31 categories and 0.2% 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.
Allegations
131
2022 to 2025
Agencies reporting
63
At least one in the period
Reported in 2025
42
47 in 2022
By year
| 2022 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | 42 | 42 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Somerset County Prosecutor's Office | 8.8% |
| Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office | 6.9% |
| Hawthorne Police Department | 3.6% |
| Guttenberg Police Department | 3.2% |
| Ridgewood Village Police Department | 3.2% |
| Morris Township Police Department | 2.7% |
| Bridgewater Township Police Department | 2.5% |
| Warren County Prosecutor's Office | 2.3% |
| New Jersey Institute Of Technology | 2.2% |
| Gloucester City Police Department | 2.0% |
| Hackensack Police Department | 2.0% |
| Deptford Township Police Department | 1.9% |
| Somerset County Sheriff's Department | 1.9% |
| Washington Township Police Department | 1.9% |
| Garfield Police Department | 1.9% |
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