Department profile · Bergen County
Edgewater Police Department
Reported as: Edgewater PDMunicipal police
Jurisdiction context
Civil service jurisdiction
Discipline at this department is governed by the Title 4A civil service framework, matched to Edgewater Borough on the New Jersey Civil Service Commission roster.
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Reflects the NJCSC Appendix A roster as of 2026-07-04. Context only, not legal advice.
In brief
Based in Bergen County, the Edgewater Police Department is a municipal police agency. It reported 6 sworn officers in 2025 and 8 internal affairs investigations that year. Its rate of 133.3 investigations per 100 officers was above the 125.6 median for municipal police. Of the 8 investigations detailed for 2025, 6 reported sustained complaints. The most common allegation label was other departmental rule violation, recorded three times.
No major discipline records appear for the agency in the 2020 through 2025 releases, and the absence of records is not a finding. On the site report card the department received a B, which places it in the 24th percentile of its peer group of 361 agencies in the 1-14 officer 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
8[1]
Incidents, 2025
8[1]
Major discipline records
0
All years, 2020-2025
Internal affairs investigations by year
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Complaint mix, 2025
Most serious allegation per investigation, as categorized by the reporting agency. Allegations are not findings: of 8 investigations, 6 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 8 officers involved.[7]
Most serious allegation
| Other Departmental Rule Violation | 3 |
|---|---|
| Differential Treatment | 2 |
| Attendance Issues | 1 |
| Improper Search | 1 |
| Demeanor | 1 |
Internal disposition
| Sustained | 6 |
|---|---|
| Not Sustained | 2 |
Against peers, 2025
| Edgewater PD | 133.3 |
|---|---|
| County median, municipal police (60) | 125.3 |
| 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 Edgewater Police Department report in 2025?
- Edgewater Police Department reported 8 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 Edgewater Police Department have?
- No major discipline records appear for Edgewater 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 2069. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [2]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 34. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [3]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1050. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [4]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1564. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [5]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 540. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [6]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2069. 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 Edgewater PD row for 2025; row 1 is the header. ↩