Allegation category
Preventable MV accident
Administrative tier, as grouped by this site
New Jersey law enforcement agencies recorded 2,310 allegations in this category between 2022 and 2025, the 10th-most most reported of the 31 categories and 2.9% 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: Preventable MV Accident; Preventable MV accident.
Allegations
2,310
2022 to 2025
Agencies reporting
200
At least one in the period
Reported in 2025
612
553 in 2022
By year
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 553 | 563 | 582 | 612 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Essex County Prosecutor's Office | 23.6% |
| Marlboro Township Police Department | 23.4% |
| Matawan Police Department | 22.2% |
| Kearny Police Department | 21.7% |
| Westampton Township Police Department | 19.0% |
| Lower Township Police Department | 18.9% |
| Warren Township Police Department | 18.1% |
| Linden Police Department | 17.2% |
| Neptune Township Police Department | 16.0% |
| Washington Township Police Department | 15.8% |
| Evesham Township Police Department | 15.6% |
| Hillsborough Township Police Department | 15.3% |
| Passaic Police Department | 15.0% |
| West Milford Police Department | 14.9% |
| Woodbridge Township Police Department | 14.4% |
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
- Conduct Unbecoming/Discredit To The Agency
- Attendance issues
- Improper Search
- Insubordination/Disobeying An Order
- Harassment/Stalking
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