Allegation category
Neglect of Duty
Conduct / duty tier, as grouped by this site
New Jersey law enforcement agencies recorded 2,908 allegations in this category between 2022 and 2025, the 7th-most most reported of the 31 categories and 3.6% 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: Neglect of Duty; Neglect of duty.
Allegations
2,908
2022 to 2025
Agencies reporting
297
At least one in the period
Reported in 2025
649
684 in 2022
By year
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 684 | 882 | 693 | 649 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Totowa Borough Police Department | 27.3% |
| Cape May County Sheriff's Office | 21.6% |
| West Caldwell Police Department | 20.6% |
| Ventnor Police Department | 17.2% |
| Newark Police Department | 16.3% |
| Gloucester City Police Department | 13.2% |
| Readington Police Department | 12.5% |
| Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office | 12.1% |
| Hudson County Corrections | 12.0% |
| Carteret Police Department | 11.5% |
| Middlesex County Sheriff's Department | 11.2% |
| Union County Sheriff's Office | 10.8% |
| Sayreville Police Department | 10.8% |
| East Brunswick Township Police Department | 10.7% |
| Wall Township Police Department | 10.4% |
By county
Other categories
- Other Departmental Rule Violation
- Demeanor
- Excessive Force
- Differential Treatment
- Other Criminal Violation
- Sexual Assault/Criminal Sexual Violation
- Improper Arrest
- Use Of Force Policy Violation
- Preventable MV accident
- Conduct Unbecoming/Discredit To The Agency
- Attendance issues
- Improper Search
- Insubordination/Disobeying An Order
- Harassment/Stalking
- All 31