Report card
Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office
Grade A: Lowest fifth of peers
On reported IA volume and discipline severity; see methodology
- Peer group
- County prosecutor, all prosecutor agencies (24 agencies)
- Combined standing
- 17th percentile of peers
- Confidence
- Medium confidence
- small agency; per-officer rates swing widely on a handful of cases
How the grade is built
Three components, each a percentile within the peer group (higher = more reported volume or severity). The combined standing is their weighted mean, re-ranked among peers; the grade is the fifth of the peer group it lands in. Weights are an editorial choice, published on the methodology page.
IA volumeweight 40%
103.0 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%
0.0 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%
2.71 mean severity tier (1 low - 4 critical)
Mean severity tier of IA allegations across 2021-2025, using the published tier map; unknown values excluded.
Volume trend
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57.1 | 100 | 100 | 107.7 | 150 |
Investigations per 100 reported officers, per year.[2][3][4][5][6]
The inputs, on the record
Sworn officers, 2025
10[1]
IA investigations, 2025
15[1]
Major discipline records
0
All years, 2020-2025
Terminations
0
All years, 2020-2025
| Bergen Co Prosecutor’s Office | 150.0 |
|---|---|
| County median, county prosecutor (1) | 150.0 |
| NJ median, county prosecutor (22) | 110.9 |
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, population, or call-volume denominator in this data, so nothing here is a per-capita misconduct rate.
- 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. Weights are a transparent editorial choice on the methodology page, and the records are always one click away.
Questions and answers
- What is Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office's police report card grade?
- Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office receives a grade of A on this site, meaning its reported internal affairs volume and discipline severity place it in the 17th percentile of its peer group (county prosecutor agencies, all prosecutor agencies). The grade is analysis, not an official rating, and a higher volume can reflect more misconduct or a stronger reporting culture.
- How is the report-card grade calculated?
- The grade combines three components, each ranked within a peer group of the same agency type and size: internal affairs volume per officer (40%), sanction-weighted discipline severity (40%), and mean allegation severity (20%). The combined standing is re-ranked among peers, and the grade is the fifth of the peer group it falls in. Full method and weights are on the methodology page.
Sources
- [1]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2058. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [2]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 23. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [3]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1039. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [4]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1553. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [5]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 529. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [6]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2058. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩