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Barnegat Township Police Department

Reported as: Barnegat Twp PDMunicipal police

Jurisdiction context

Not a civil service jurisdiction

This department is not among the NJCSC Appendix A jurisdictions, so major discipline here follows a different statutory track (generally N.J.S.A. 40A:14 for municipal police), with appeals that usually go to the Superior Court rather than the Civil Service Commission.

See the context on non-civil-service departments.

Reflects the NJCSC Appendix A roster as of 2026-07-04. Context only, not legal advice.

Radio encryption

Barnegat Township Police Department encrypts its radio communications (P25 AES-256, all operations), according to PoliceRadioEncryption.com, as of 2026-03-06 (unverified).

AnalysisThis site treats radio encryption as a meaningful transparency signal. When a department closes its radio traffic to the public, the public loses a real-time window into how it operates. That is context for reading the discipline and internal affairs records on this page, not a figure drawn from them.

In brief

Barnegat Township Police Department named 11 officers in internal affairs cases in 2025 and opened 16 investigations, a rate of 145.5 per 100 officers. The Ocean County median is 100 and the statewide municipal median is 125.9, so the township department sits above both. The number does not settle the reason: it can indicate more misconduct or a department that documents more of its complaints. None of the 16 investigations detailed for 2025 reported sustained complaints. Improper Arrest was the leading allegation category, followed by Other Departmental Rule Violation and Demeanor.

Two major discipline records appear across the 2020-2025 releases, from 2020 and 2024. Barnegat received a C on the report card, at the 45th percentile among 110 peers in the 30-59 officers group, a high-confidence grade.

Written by this site strictly from the figures on this page; every number is cited below.

Officers named in IA cases, 2025

11[1]

Distinct officers in that year's IA investigations, not total staffing

IA investigations, 2025

16[1]

Incidents, 2025

12[1]

Major discipline records

2

All years, 2020-2025

Staffing

As reported by the department to the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) census, full-time personnel as of October 31 each year. This is a different measurement from the "officers named in IA cases" figure above; see the methodology.

Sworn officers, 2025

52[8]

53 years reported

52 sworn officers in 2025, up from 3 in 1973 (+1633%).
Yearsworn officers
19733
19747
197511
197611
197710
197814
197914
198014
198114
198215
198315
198415
198515
198617
198717
198819
198922
199022
199121
199221
199321
199419
199521
199621
199721
199823
199927
200025
200128
200229
200331
200433
200536
200640
200743
200847
200946
201045
201144
201244
201341
201444
201550
201649
201746
201849
201949
202053
202153
202252
202352
202452
202552

Civilian employees, 2025

5[9]

0.1 per sworn officer

Female sworn officers, 2025

5[10]

9.6% of sworn officers

Officers per 1,000 residents, 2025

1.98[11]

Municipal departments only

AnalysisComputed by this site from LEE reported totals; not an official statistic.

How Barnegat Township Police Department's sworn staffing compares with its real peer group (same agency type, similar size band), not an assumed bell curve.

Peer group: Municipal police, 30-59 officers (n=111)

Sworn officers: Municipal police, 30-59 officers
RangeAgencies
30–3538
35–4027
40–4516
45–5014
50–559
55–607

Barnegat Township Police Department: 52 sworn officers: 88th percentile among Municipal police, 30-59 officers (n=111).

The match between this FBI record and this department is this site's inference, not a certified mapping. If it is wrong, we will remove it: corrections.

Officer pay and school-staff pay

County comparison

A separate dataset from the discipline records above: NJ Treasury pension salaries as of March 31, 2026, for the 53 active Barnegat Township Police Department officers in the file.

Median officer salary

$134,653[3]

53 active officers

Median local school staff

$68,089

BARNEGAT TWP BD OF ED, 361 TPAF members

Against the local district

1.98x

Median officer to median local school staff

Against the county

1.68x

Median officer to Ocean County school-staff median

AnalysisEvery ratio here is computed by this site from as-reported pensionable salaries. The local school figure comes from the pension employer "BARNEGAT TWP BD OF ED", linked to this municipality only because exactly one district in the county resolves to it. A pay comparison is not a statement about either budget. The full county comparison, including the distribution and the tenure-adjusted figure, is on the Ocean County pay page.

Military surplus equipment (1033 program)

In brief

Written by this site from the figures below.

All 13 of the federal surplus line items recorded for Barnegat Township Police Department shipped in a single year, 2014. Their recorded value was $107,931, stated in original Department of Defense acquisition cost rather than current or market value. Everything the department received falls in categories this site classes as tactical: Trucks and truck tractors, wheeled at $99,794 and Guns, through 30mm at $8,137. The file records equipment received, not equipment currently held, because non-controlled items may be disposed of after one year. Acquiring surplus equipment through the federal program is not misconduct, and this data is separate in origin from the Attorney General discipline records on this page. This site's Militarization Index, an analysis of program intensity and not an official statistic, places Barnegat Twp PD at $2,076 per officer, in the 88th percentile among 112 agencies in the 30-59 officers band; a higher index is not automatically worse.

Surplus military equipment transferred to this agency under the Defense Department's 1033 program, as recorded by the Defense Logistics Agency.

Total recorded value

$107,931[2]

Original DoD cost, not market value

Tactical equipment value

$107,931[2]

13 of 13 line items classed tactical

Transfer window

2014[2]

Earliest to latest recorded ship date

Quantities received, by unit of issue: 52 items (Each). Units of issue differ (an item and a kit are not the same thing), so no single combined item count exists.

Top categories by recorded value

Top 1033 equipment categories received by Barnegat Township Police Department, by recorded value (original DoD acquisition cost, dollars)
Trucks and truck tractors, wheeled99,794 tactical
Guns, through 30mm8,137 tactical

Categories received: tactical vs mundane

Each category is classed tactical or mundane by this site's published classification of its Federal Supply Class. Much of what moves through the program is mundane surplus (tools, office and medical equipment); the tactical rows are what the Militarization Index below measures.

1033 equipment categories received by Barnegat Township Police Department, grouped tactical vs mundane
CategoryClassLine itemsQuantity receivedRecorded value (original cost)
Trucks and truck tractors, wheeledMilitary trucks · FSC 2320Tactical22 items (Each)$99,794
Guns, through 30mmWeapons · FSC 1005Tactical1150 items (Each)$8,137

Every recorded transfer

Equipment class

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1033 program transfers recorded for Barnegat Township Police Department, as recorded by the Defense Logistics Agency
ItemCategoryQtyRecorded valueOriginal DoD cost
RIFLE,5.56 MILLIMETERNSN 1005-01-128-9936Shipped 2014-11-13 · DEMIL DGuns, through 30mm Tactical1 Each$749
RIFLE,5.56 MILLIMETERNSN 1005-01-128-9936Shipped 2014-11-13 · DEMIL DGuns, through 30mm Tactical1 Each$749
RIFLE,5.56 MILLIMETERNSN 1005-01-128-9936Shipped 2014-11-13 · DEMIL DGuns, through 30mm Tactical1 Each$749
RIFLE,5.56 MILLIMETERNSN 1005-01-128-9936Shipped 2014-11-13 · DEMIL DGuns, through 30mm Tactical1 Each$749
RIFLE,5.56 MILLIMETERNSN 1005-01-128-9936Shipped 2014-11-13 · DEMIL DGuns, through 30mm Tactical1 Each$749
RIFLE,5.56 MILLIMETERNSN 1005-01-128-9936Shipped 2014-11-13 · DEMIL DGuns, through 30mm Tactical1 Each$749
RIFLE,5.56 MILLIMETERNSN 1005-01-128-9936Shipped 2014-11-13 · DEMIL DGuns, through 30mm Tactical1 Each$749
RIFLE,5.56 MILLIMETERNSN 1005-01-128-9936Shipped 2014-11-13 · DEMIL DGuns, through 30mm Tactical1 Each$749
RIFLE,5.56 MILLIMETERNSN 1005-01-128-9936Shipped 2014-11-13 · DEMIL DGuns, through 30mm Tactical1 Each$749
RIFLE,5.56 MILLIMETERNSN 1005-01-128-9936Shipped 2014-11-13 · DEMIL DGuns, through 30mm Tactical1 Each$749
MAGAZINE,CARTRIDGENSN 1005-00-921-5004Shipped 2014-03-20 · DEMIL DGuns, through 30mm Tactical40 Each$647
TRUCK,UTILITYNSN 2320-01-128-9552Shipped 2014-02-26 · DEMIL CTrucks and truck tractors, wheeled Tactical1 Each$49,897
TRUCK,UTILITYNSN 2320-01-128-9552Shipped 2014-02-26 · DEMIL CTrucks and truck tractors, wheeled Tactical1 Each$49,897

13 of 13 recorded transfers shown. Quantities are per unit of issue and are never summed across units. DEMIL code A: non-controlled property, may be disposed of after one year (so a listed item is not necessarily still held). Codes such as C, D, F, and Q: controlled property with federal return or demilitarization requirements.

AnalysisMilitarization Index: computed by this site, not an official statistic.

Barnegat Township Police Department received $2,076 of tactical 1033 equipment value per sworn officer (original cost, divided by its latest FBI-reported staffing): the 88th percentile among municipal police agencies of similar size (30-59 officers, n=112).

Peer group: Municipal police, 30-59 officers (n=112)

Tactical 1033 value per sworn officer: Municipal police, 30-59 officers
RangeAgencies
0–5000102
5000–100004
10000–150001
15000–200003
20000–250001

Barnegat Township Police Department: 2,076 dollars of tactical 1033 acquisition value per sworn officer: 88th percentile among Municipal police, 30-59 officers (n=112).

A higher index is not automatically worse. It divides cumulative transfers over the covered window by current staffing, so it measures how intensively an agency has participated in the program, not what it holds today. See the methodology.

Statewide totals, per-county rollups, and the top categories across all of New Jersey are on the 1033 program overview.

Internal affairs investigations by year

counts

Internal affairs investigations reported by Barnegat Township Police Department, by year
Categorycounts
202120
202237
202321
202419
202516

Incidents

12 in 2025

Internal affairs incidents reported by Barnegat Township Police Department, by year
Yearcounts
202120
202221
202319
202411
202512

Officers on IA rows

15 in 2025

Officers listed on the officer-level internal affairs rows for Barnegat Township Police Department, by year
Yearcounts
2021not reported
2022not reported
2023not reported
202419
202515
Analysis

Computed by this site from the two figures the agency reports each year. Not a misconduct rate: it describes how an agency resolved what it investigated.

share of total · 5 reported years

Share of internal affairs investigations sustained by Barnegat Township Police Department, by year
Yearshare of total
20210
202213.514
202323.81
20240
20250

Statewide, 19.5 percent of investigations reported a sustained complaint in 2025. How dispositions break down statewide.

Complaint mix, 2025

Most serious allegation per investigation, as categorized by the reporting agency. Officer-level rows list 15 officers involved.

Most serious allegation

Most serious allegations reported by Barnegat Township Police Department, 2025
Improper Arrest8
Other Departmental Rule Violation4
Demeanor2
Conduct Unbecoming/Discredit To The Agency1
Improper Search1
AdministrativeConduct / dutyRights / integrityViolence / criminal

Statewide category pages: Improper Arrest · Other Departmental Rule Violation · Demeanor · Conduct Unbecoming/Discredit To The Agency · Improper Search

Internal disposition

Internal dispositions reported by Barnegat Township Police Department, 2025
Exonerated9
not provided4
Unfounded2
Sustained1

Allegations by year, 2021 to 2025

AnalysisRanked and folded by this site. The counts inside each panel are as reported.

Other Departmental Rule Violation

32 of 113

Other Departmental Rule Violation allegations reported by Barnegat Township Police Department, by year
Yearcounts
202113
20225
202310
20240
20254

Differential Treatment

24 of 113

Differential Treatment allegations reported by Barnegat Township Police Department, by year
Yearcounts
20213
202217
20232
20242
20250

Demeanor

23 of 113

Demeanor allegations reported by Barnegat Township Police Department, by year
Yearcounts
20213
20227
20236
20245
20252

Improper Arrest

13 of 113

Improper Arrest allegations reported by Barnegat Township Police Department, by year
Yearcounts
20210
20220
20231
20244
20258

Other (7 categories)

21 of 113

Other (7 categories) allegations reported by Barnegat Township Police Department, by year
Yearcounts
20211
20228
20232
20248
20252

Against peers, 2025

How this grade was built →
Internal affairs investigations per 100 IA-investigated officers, 2025 (investigations per 100 IA-investigated officers)
Barnegat Township Police Department145.5
County median, municipal police (29)100.0
NJ median, municipal police (445)125.9

Investigations per 100 officers named in that year's IA investigations (the Attorney General's own "Number of Officers" field, a distinct-officer count drawn from the IA case data itself, not a department headcount). A higher number is ambiguous on its own: it can reflect more misconduct, or a stronger internal reporting culture. Medians are computed within the same agency type only.

AnalysisA second, independent rate using FBI-reported staffing instead.

16 investigations reported for 2025[1] ÷ 52 sworn officers the department reported to the FBI for 2025[23] = 30.8 per 100 FBI-reported sworn officers. This is a genuinely different denominator from the rate above, not a correction of it; the two should not be added or averaged together. See the methodology for why these two officer counts diverge.

Report card

Grade C: Middle fifth of peers

On reported IA volume and discipline severity; see methodology

Combined standing
45th percentile of 110 peers
Confidence
High confidence

Where this agency falls among its peers

The actual spread of discipline severity across Barnegat Township Police Department's real peer group, not an assumed bell curve. If the group is skewed, it is shown skewed.

Peer group: Municipal police, 30-59 officers (n=110)

Discipline severity: Municipal police, 30-59 officers
RangeAgencies
0–5073
50–10025
100–1504
150–2006
200–2501
250–3001

Barnegat Township Police Department: 21.739 severity-weighted discipline per 100 IA-investigated officers: 42nd percentile among Municipal police, 30-59 officers (n=110).

How the grade is built

Three components, each a percentile within the peer group. The combined standing is their weighted mean, re-ranked among peers; the grade is the fifth of the peer group it lands in.

IA volumeweight 40%

51st percentileof 110 peers

125.8 investigations per 100 officers (multi-year mean)

Internal affairs investigations per 100 reported officers, averaged over the years where the agency reported both figures.

Discipline severityweight 40%

42nd percentileof 110 peers

21.7 severity-weighted discipline per 100 officers, 2020-2025

Major discipline records weighted by sanction (termination 4, demotion 3, suspension 2, other 1) per 100 officers.

Allegation severityweight 20%

60th percentileof 110 peers

2.19 mean severity tier (1 low - 4 critical)

Mean severity tier of IA allegations across 2021-2025, using the published tier map; unknown values excluded.

What this grade can and can't tell you

  • The underlying data is self-reported by agencies, one yearly snapshot at a time.
  • Allegations are not findings; many complaints end unfounded, exonerated, or not sustained.
  • There is no arrest or call-volume denominator in this data, so nothing here is a per-capita misconduct rate. A genuinely independent staffing-based rate, sourced from the FBI rather than this grade's own data, appears above when available. It is a different measurement, not a more accurate version of the grade.
  • A higher internal affairs volume is ambiguous: it can indicate more misconduct, or a more robust oversight and reporting culture. The grade weighs it anyway, because volume is what the record offers; that choice is published, not hidden.
  • The grade is one lens. The records it reads are on this page above.

Where this agency ranks

AnalysisRankings compare agencies of the same type only, on figures as reported. A high rank is reported volume, not a verdict.[24] How each metric is defined.
This agency's rank on each metric, among agencies of the same type
MetricValueRank
IA per 100 investigated officers2025145.5130th of 445 municipal police
IA investigations202516139th of 445 municipal police
IA incidents202512149th of 445 municipal police
Major discipline2020-20252127th of 282 municipal police
Militarization Indexas of 2026-06-30$2,07681st of 163 municipal police
Sworn per 1,000 residentslatest reported census year1.98320th of 460 municipal police
Police pay vs school paypension snapshot 2026-03-311.68x57th of 415 municipal police
OPRA requests recordedOPRAmachine, 2017 to present5233rd of 458 municipal police

Major discipline records

0 major discipline records in 2025, down from 1 in 2020 (-100%).
Yearmajor discipline records
20201
20210
20220
20230
20241
20250

0 major discipline records in 2025, down from 1 in 2020 (-100%).

Major discipline records reported by Barnegat Township Police Department, 2020-2025
YearOfficerRankSanction as reportedSrc
2024William HetrickSergeantSuspended 45 days[25]
2020Richard NowakSergeantSuspended 60 days[26]

Every name links to the officer's record page with the agency's full synopsis and citation.

Fatal encounters recorded involving this agency

From the independent Fatal Encounters dataset, 2000-2021

In brief (written by this site from the records below)

One record in the Fatal Encounters dataset names Barnegat Township Police Department, in 2012. The dataset records the force on it, in its own as-recorded terms, as Gunshot. Fatal Encounters was an independent, crowdsourced journalism project, not a government source, and it documented deaths that occurred during police encounters of any kind, including vehicle pursuits, medical emergencies, and drownings. A record is not a finding of fault against any officer or against the department, and it carries no determination about what happened. Collection ended in December 2021 and the dataset has not been updated since, so it covers 2000 through 2021 and nothing after.

Fatal Encounters is an independent, crowdsourced dataset that documented deaths during police encounters nationwide from 2000 until its collection ended in December 2021.[4] It records all deaths that occurred during a police encounter of any kind: vehicle pursuits, suicides in police presence, and medical emergencies are included alongside uses of force. A record appears here because Barnegat Township Police Departmentis named in the record's as-reported agency field. A listing is not a misconduct finding, and it is not connected to the Attorney General discipline records above. See the methodology. Each record links to its own page with the full as-reported details.

  • Carmine A. Maggio

    January 31, 2012 · Barnegat · Highest level of force as recorded: Gunshot

Public records requests

Records requests about this department filed through OPRAmachine, an independent site that files Open Public Records Act requests in public and publishes the responses.[5] This is a third-party, user-generated source, separate in origin from the Attorney General records elsewhere on this page.

Current as of 12 July 2026. These figures are a point-in-time snapshot and do not update: requests filed to OPRAmachine after that date do not appear here. For live activity, see this body on OPRAmachine.

This department has no separate listing on OPRAmachine. Records requests for it are handled through Barnegat Township, the municipal records custodian, which also fields requests about permits, property, and code enforcement. Only the 52 requests whose subject line indicates it concerns the police department are counted below. The other 193 filed to Barnegat Township are about something else and are not shown.

Police-related requests

52[5]

Identified by subject line, of 245 filed to Barnegat Township

Most recent request

April 2026[5]

First recorded October 2017

Awaiting a response

24[5]

Requests with no response recorded yet

What happened to those requests

Statuses as recorded on OPRAmachine. They are set by the person who filed the request when they classify what came back, not by the agency and not by any court. They describe the fate of a records request and nothing else.

Recorded outcomes of police-related records requests to Barnegat Township (requests)
Awaiting agency response23
Requester reported success16
Requester reported partial success4
Agency said records not held4
Withdrawn by requester2
Request refused1
Flagged for attention1
Awaiting clarification1

Recent requests

The 12 most recent police-related requests to Barnegat Township, by date and recorded status. Each was written by a member of the public. A request is a question somebody asked. It is not a finding, not an allegation this site makes, and not evidence that anything happened.

  1. 2026-04-16Awaiting agency response
  2. 2025-12-23Awaiting agency response
  3. 2025-12-17Requester reported success
  4. 2025-11-10Awaiting agency response
  5. 2025-10-08Request refused
  6. 2025-08-16Awaiting agency response
  7. 2025-06-11Awaiting agency response
  8. 2025-06-06Awaiting agency response
  9. 2025-04-29Awaiting agency response
  10. 2025-02-25Awaiting agency response
  11. 2025-01-26Awaiting agency response
  12. 2024-11-21Awaiting agency response
Show what each request asked for, as the requester wrote it

These titles are quoted from OPRAmachine exactly as the requester typed them. They are the requester's words, not this site's, and some describe what the requester believed or suspected. Nothing here has been established as fact.

File your own records request

Anyone can request records from this municipality under the Open Public Records Act. This link opens a request on OPRAmachine, pre-filled with a neutral starting point you can edit or replace before you send it. The request, and any response, will be published there.

File an OPRA request about this department

See every request filed to Barnegat Township on OPRAmachine.

What this section can and can't tell you

  • A request is not a finding. Every entry records what a member of the public asked for. None of it establishes that an agency did anything, and none of it is an allegation this site is making.
  • Statuses come from the requester, not the agency. On OPRAmachine the person who filed the request classifies the response they got, so “successful” means they said they got what they asked for. It is not the agency's word and not an adjudication.
  • Request volume is not a measure of misconduct. A long list usually reflects public interest, local journalism, or one determined requester. A short list usually means few people have asked.
  • This covers OPRAmachine only. Most OPRA requests in New Jersey are filed directly with agencies and never appear here, so this is a floor, not a total.
  • It is frozen at 12 July 2026. The figures come from a snapshot of OPRAmachine taken on that date and nothing refreshes them, so anything filed since is missing. Treat every number here as a lower bound that is only getting further out of date.
  • The count is an undercount, by design. Requests to Barnegat Township are sorted by subject line, because that custodian also handles permits, property, and code enforcement. A request that is genuinely about the police but carries a vague subject line, and many do read only “OPRA Request,” is not counted here. The sorting is this site's own reading of the request titles, not a fact from the source, and it is deliberately cautious: it would rather miss a police request than show you somebody's building permit.

The match between this OPRAmachine body and this department is this site's inference, not a certified mapping. If it is wrong, we will remove it: corrections.

Questions and answers

What is a summary of Barnegat Township Police Department's internal affairs and discipline record?

Barnegat Township Police Department named 11 officers in internal affairs cases in 2025 and opened 16 investigations, a rate of 145.5 per 100 officers. The Ocean County median is 100 and the statewide municipal median is 125.9, so the township department sits above both. The number does not settle the reason: it can indicate more misconduct or a department that documents more of its complaints. None of the 16 investigations detailed for 2025 reported sustained complaints. Improper Arrest was the leading allegation category, followed by Other Departmental Rule Violation and Demeanor. Two major discipline records appear across the 2020-2025 releases, from 2020 and 2024. Barnegat received a C on the report card, at the 45th percentile among 110 peers in the 30-59 officers group, a high-confidence grade.

How many internal affairs investigations did Barnegat Township Police Department report in 2025?

Barnegat Township Police Department reported 16 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. 11 distinct officers were named in that year's IA investigations.

How many major discipline records does Barnegat Township Police Department have?

Barnegat Township Police Department has 2 major discipline records in the Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, of which 0 were terminations. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

Does Barnegat Township Police Department encrypt its radio communications?

According to PoliceRadioEncryption.com, Barnegat Township Police Department encrypts all of its radio communications (P25 AES-256), as recorded on 2026-03-06. This site treats radio encryption as a transparency signal, which is analysis, not a figure from the discipline data.

How many officers does Barnegat Township Police Department have?

Barnegat Township Police Department reported 52 full-time sworn officers to the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census for 2025, 9.6% of them female. That is 1.98 sworn officers per 1,000 residents. This is a different measurement from the "officers named in IA cases" figure elsewhere on this page, which counts distinct officers in that year's internal affairs investigations, not total staffing.

What military surplus equipment has Barnegat Township Police Department received through the 1033 program?

Barnegat Township Police Department received 13 recorded line items of surplus military equipment through the Defense Department's 1033 program in 2014, with a total recorded value of $107,931 (original DoD acquisition cost, not current or market value). The largest category by recorded value was: Trucks and truck tractors, wheeled. Transfers are as recorded by the Defense Logistics Agency as of 2026-06-30; equipment acquired through the program is not necessarily still held.

What is the total recorded value of the 1033 equipment Barnegat Township Police Department received?

The surplus equipment recorded for Barnegat Township Police Department under the 1033 program totals $107,931 in original DoD acquisition cost, of which $107,931 is in categories this site classes as tactical (13 of 13 line items). These are original-cost figures at the time of transfer, not current or market value.

How many deaths during police encounters are recorded for Barnegat Township Police Department?

The independent Fatal Encounters dataset contains 1 record naming Barnegat Township Police Department, from 2012 through 2012. Fatal Encounters is a crowdsourced journalism project, not a government source, and it documented deaths that occurred during police encounters of any kind. Each record links to a page showing it exactly as the project recorded it.

What does Barnegat Township Police Department pay its officers compared with local school staff?

The median pensionable salary for the 53 active Barnegat Township Police Department officers in the NJ Treasury pension file is $134,653. The median for the 361 TPAF-enrolled staff at BARNEGAT TWP BD OF ED is $68,089, a ratio of 1.98x. Against the Ocean County school-staff median the ratio is 1.68x. These are pensionable base salaries: they exclude overtime, stipends, longevity and leave payouts for both groups, and a school contract year and a police work year are different lengths. TPAF covers certificated school staff, not only classroom teachers.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2412. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
  2. [2]DoD 1033 Program transfers (LESO Public Information), New Jersey sheet. Defense Logistics Agency (U.S. Department of Defense). LESO Public Information: DISP_AllStatesAndTerritories, quarterly file as of 2026-06-30; recorded ship dates 1993-2026. Retrieved 2026-07-10. https://www.dla.mil/Disposition-Services/Offers/Law-Enforcement/Public-Information/ ↩
  3. [3]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset) and YourMoney Active Pension Members (TPAF subset, names removed). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Both snapshots as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. Figures are computed by this site from as-reported pensionable salaries; the row-by-row account of what entered each figure is published at /data/pay-comparison.json. ↩
  4. [4]Fatal Encounters, New Jersey subset. Fatal Encounters (fatalencounters.org). Fatal Encounters national dataset (2000-2021); collection ended December 2021. Retrieved 2026-07-10. https://fatalencounters.org/ ↩
  5. [5]Records-request activity for Barnegat Township. OPRAmachine (opramachine.com), an independent public-records platform. Publicly visible requests only. Point-in-time snapshot taken 2026-07-12 from a database export dated 2026-07-11. Not updated after that date; see opramachine.com for current activity. ↩
  6. [6]New Jersey Internal Affairs Officers, 2024-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Officer counts summed across every Barnegat Twp PD row. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
  7. [7]New Jersey county boundaries. New Jersey Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS (NJOGIS). NJ_Counties_3857 (FeatureServer layer 0), https://services2.arcgis.com/XVOqAjTOJ5P6ngMu/arcgis/rest/services/NJ_Counties_3857/FeatureServer/0. 2020 boundary delineation. Retrieved 2026-07-27. Boundaries are generalized for display. This data set is not a survey document and must not be used as such. The polygons do not represent legal boundaries.
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  14. [14]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1901. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
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  19. [19]New Jersey Internal Affairs Data Download, 2021-2023. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. Aggregated from every Barnegat Twp PD row for 2022. ↩
  20. [20]New Jersey Internal Affairs Data Download, 2021-2023. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. Aggregated from every Barnegat Twp PD row for 2023. ↩
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  22. [22]New Jersey Internal Affairs Investigations, 2024-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. Aggregated from every Barnegat Twp PD row for 2025. ↩
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  24. [24]Ranks computed by this site over the Attorney General internal affairs agency totals and major discipline releases, within agency type. Each ranking page lists every agency and its source rows. ↩
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