County profile
Essex County
26 law enforcement agencies reported internal affairs activity for 2025.
IA investigations, 2025
2,953[1]
Sworn officers, 2025
1,593[1]
Agencies in Essex County
| Agency | Type | Officers | Investigations | Incidents | Major discipline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newark PDCivil service | Municipal police | 527 | 978 | 686 | 87 |
| East Orange PDCivil service | Municipal police | 138 | 462 | 341 | 11 |
| Irvington PDCivil service | Municipal police | 125 | 310 | 226 | 14 |
| Essex Co Sheriffs OfficeCivil service | County sheriff | 116 | 176 | 150 | 9 |
| Essex Co CorrectionsCivil service | Corrections | 135 | 164 | 140 | 0 |
| Bloomfield PDCivil service | Municipal police | 79 | 115 | 78 | 11 |
| Orange PDCivil service | Municipal police | 63 | 109 | 88 | 12 |
| Nutley PDCivil service | Municipal police | 58 | 105 | 48 | 2 |
| Essex Co Prosecutors Office | County prosecutor | 50 | 67 | 52 | 1 |
| West Orange PDCivil service | Municipal police | 44 | 62 | 44 | 3 |
| Belleville PDCivil service | Municipal police | 32 | 53 | 45 | 11 |
| Fairfield PD | Municipal police | 27 | 51 | 43 | 2 |
| Livingston PD | Municipal police | 32 | 50 | 43 | 1 |
| Maplewood PD | Municipal police | 28 | 41 | 39 | 2 |
| Millburn PDCivil service | Municipal police | 25 | 40 | 32 | 0 |
| Montclair PD | Municipal police | 32 | 36 | 17 | 7 |
| South Orange PDCivil service | Municipal police | 19 | 35 | 35 | 4 |
| West Caldwell PD | Municipal police | 15 | 29 | 26 | 3 |
| New Jersey Institute Of Technology | Other agency | 13 | 23 | 19 | 0 |
| Caldwell PD | Municipal police | 8 | 14 | 10 | 3 |
| Essex Fells PD | Municipal police | 7 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| Roseland PD | Municipal police | 9 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Cedar Grove PD | Municipal police | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Verona PDCivil service | Municipal police | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Montclair State University PD | Municipal police | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| North Caldwell PD | Municipal police | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Essex County College PDCivil service | Municipal police | not reported | not reported | not reported | 0 |
| Essex County Department of CorrectionsCivil service | Corrections | not reported | not reported | not reported | 62 |
| Glen Ridge PD | Municipal police | not reported | not reported | not reported | 0 |
| New Jersey Institute Of Technology PD | Municipal police | not reported | not reported | not reported | 5 |
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]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]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. ↩