Department profile · Somerset County
Bernardsville Police Department
Reported as: Bernardsville 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), 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.
In brief
The Bernardsville Police Department is a municipal police agency in Somerset County. It reported 6 sworn officers in 2025 and 6 internal affairs investigations that year. Its rate of 100 investigations per 100 officers was below the 125.6 median for municipal police. Of the 6 investigations detailed for 2025, 3 reported sustained complaints. The most common allegation was Other Departmental Rule Violation, followed by Excessive Force.
No major discipline records appear in the 2020-2025 releases, and the absence of records is not a finding. On the report card it received a grade of A, which puts it at the 3rd percentile of its peer group of 361 agencies in the 1-14 officers band. A higher volume of internal affairs activity can reflect more misconduct or a stronger reporting culture.
Written by this site strictly from the figures on this page; every number is cited below.
Sworn officers, 2025
6[1]
IA investigations, 2025
6[1]
Incidents, 2025
5[1]
Major discipline records
0
All years, 2020-2025
Internal affairs investigations by year
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Complaint mix, 2025
Most serious allegation per investigation, as categorized by the reporting agency. Allegations are not findings: of 6 investigations, 3 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 6 officers involved.[7]
Most serious allegation
| Other Departmental Rule Violation | 4 |
|---|---|
| Excessive Force | 1 |
| Demeanor | 1 |
Internal disposition
| Sustained | 3 |
|---|---|
| Exonerated | 2 |
| not provided | 1 |
Against peers, 2025
| Bernardsville PD | 100.0 |
|---|---|
| County median, municipal police (18) | 141.7 |
| NJ median, municipal police (447) | 125.6 |
Investigations per 100 sworn officers, using the officer counts each agency reported for 2025. 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.
Major discipline records
No major discipline records appear for this agency in the 2020-2025 releases. Absence of records is not a finding; see the methodology for what this data does and does not cover.
Questions and answers
- How many internal affairs investigations did Bernardsville Police Department report in 2025?
- Bernardsville Police Department reported 6 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 6 sworn officers that year.
- How many major discipline records does Bernardsville Police Department have?
- No major discipline records appear for Bernardsville Police Department in the Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases. Absence of records is not a finding; discipline is listed only after all appeals conclude.
Sources
- [1]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2474. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [2]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 435. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [3]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1455. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [4]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1963. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [5]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 939. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [6]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2474. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [7]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 Bernardsville PD row for 2025; row 1 is the header. ↩