Allegation category
Sexual Assault/Criminal Sexual Violation
Violence / criminal tier, as grouped by this site
New Jersey law enforcement agencies recorded 3,143 allegations in this category between 2022 and 2025, the 6th-most most reported of the 31 categories and 3.9% 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: Sexual Assault/Criminal Sexual Violation; Sexual assault/Criminal sexual violation.
Allegations
3,143
2022 to 2025
Agencies reporting
116
At least one in the period
Reported in 2025
720
669 in 2022
By year
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 669 | 1,004 | 750 | 720 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Department Of Corrections | 31.9% |
| Youth Justice Commission | 5.9% |
| Middlesex County Corrections | 3.8% |
| West Windsor Township Police Department | 3.8% |
| Cumberland County Corrections | 3.7% |
| Warren County Prosecutor's Office | 3.4% |
| Perth Amboy Police Department | 3.4% |
| Somerset County Corrections | 3.3% |
| Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office | 3.0% |
| Hackensack Police Department | 2.9% |
| Hudson County Corrections | 2.6% |
| North Wildwood City Police Department | 2.5% |
| Camden County Corrections | 2.5% |
| Neptune Township Police Department | 2.5% |
| Belleville Police Department | 2.4% |
By county
Other categories
- Other Departmental Rule Violation
- Demeanor
- Excessive Force
- Differential Treatment
- Other Criminal 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
- Harassment/Stalking
- All 31