{"url":"https://policetransparencynj.com/departments/morris-co-sheriff-s-dept/","summary":"Morris County Sheriff's Department reported 14 internal affairs investigations in 2025 and 12 officers named in those cases. Its rate of 116.7 per 100 officers matched the Morris County median of 116.7 and sat just above the 115.2 median for sheriff agencies, a small margin that can reflect either more misconduct or fuller documentation. Four of the 14 investigations detailed for 2025 reported sustained complaints. Other Departmental Rule Violation accounted for 13 of the cases, with Demeanor the only other category recorded.\n\nTwo major discipline records appear in the 2020-2025 releases, from 2020 and 2023, including one termination. The department received a B on the report card, at the 21st percentile among 21 peers in the group of all sheriff agencies, a medium-confidence grade.","note":"Compiled from New Jersey Attorney General public data by an independent project; not a government source. Every value is as reported, with its sourceRef. 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