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Essex County

26 law enforcement agencies reported internal affairs activity for 2025.

IA investigations, 2025

2,953[1]

Sworn officers, 2025

1,593[1]

Major discipline records

252[2]

All years, 2020-2025

Terminations

39[2]

All years, 2020-2025

Agencies in Essex County

Law enforcement agencies in Essex County with 2025 internal affairs totals and 2020-2025 major discipline record counts
AgencyTypeOfficersInvestigationsIncidentsMajor discipline
Newark PDCivil serviceMunicipal police52797868687
East Orange PDCivil serviceMunicipal police13846234111
Irvington PDCivil serviceMunicipal police12531022614
Essex Co Sheriffs OfficeCivil serviceCounty sheriff1161761509
Essex Co CorrectionsCivil serviceCorrections1351641400
Bloomfield PDCivil serviceMunicipal police791157811
Orange PDCivil serviceMunicipal police631098812
Nutley PDCivil serviceMunicipal police58105482
Essex Co Prosecutors OfficeCounty prosecutor5067521
West Orange PDCivil serviceMunicipal police4462443
Belleville PDCivil serviceMunicipal police32534511
Fairfield PDMunicipal police2751432
Livingston PDMunicipal police3250431
Maplewood PDMunicipal police2841392
Millburn PDCivil serviceMunicipal police2540320
Montclair PDMunicipal police3236177
South Orange PDCivil serviceMunicipal police1935354
West Caldwell PDMunicipal police1529263
New Jersey Institute Of TechnologyOther agency1323190
Caldwell PDMunicipal police814103
Essex Fells PDMunicipal police71150
Roseland PDMunicipal police910100
Cedar Grove PDMunicipal police4440
Verona PDCivil serviceMunicipal police4440
Montclair State University PDMunicipal police2332
North Caldwell PDMunicipal police1110
Essex County College PDCivil serviceMunicipal policenot reportednot reportednot reported0
Essex County Department of CorrectionsCivil serviceCorrectionsnot reportednot reportednot reported62
Glen Ridge PDMunicipal policenot reportednot reportednot reported0
New Jersey Institute Of Technology PDMunicipal policenot reportednot reportednot reported5

IA totals are for 2025; major discipline counts span 2020-2025. 15 of these agencies are in civil service jurisdictions governed by the Title 4A discipline framework (see the full local jurisdiction roster).

Questions and answers

How many internal affairs investigations did Essex County report in 2025?
Agencies in Essex County reported 2,953 internal affairs investigations in 2025, across 26 reporting agencies, according to New Jersey Attorney General data.
How many police major discipline records are there in Essex County?
Essex County agencies have 252 major discipline records in the Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, including 39 terminations. These are final, adjudicated actions.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. County totals summed over Essex County agency rows for 2025; row 1 is the header.
  2. [2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. Record counts from Essex County rows, all years; row 1 is the header.