Department profile · Essex County
Maplewood Police Department
Reported as: Maplewood 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
Maplewood Police Department is a municipal police agency in Essex County. The department reported 28 sworn officers in 2025 and opened 41 internal affairs investigations that year. Its rate of 146.4 investigations per 100 officers was above the 125.6 median for municipal police departments. Of the 41 investigations detailed for 2025, 14 reported sustained complaints. The most common allegation was other departmental rule violation.
Two major discipline records appear for the department across the 2020 through 2025 releases, and none of them was a termination. The site grades Maplewood a B, which places it in the 33rd percentile of its peer group of 38 departments with 30 to 59 officers. 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
28[1]
IA investigations, 2025
41[1]
Incidents, 2025
39[1]
Major discipline records
2
All years, 2020-2025
Internal affairs investigations by year
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | 61 | 88 | 55 | 41 |
Complaint mix, 2025
Most serious allegation per investigation, as categorized by the reporting agency. Allegations are not findings: of 41 investigations, 14 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 40 officers involved.[7]
Most serious allegation
| Other Departmental Rule Violation | 22 |
|---|---|
| Demeanor | 7 |
| Attendance Issues | 2 |
| not provided | 2 |
| Differential Treatment | 1 |
| Harassment/Stalking | 1 |
| Excessive Force | 1 |
| Domestic violence (Non-Criminal) | 1 |
Internal disposition
| not provided | 15 |
|---|---|
| Sustained | 14 |
| Not Sustained | 6 |
| Unfounded | 5 |
| Administratively Closed | 1 |
Against peers, 2025
| Maplewood PD | 146.4 |
|---|---|
| County median, municipal police (22) | 158.6 |
| 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
| Year | Officer | Rank | Sanction as reported | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | James Defazio | Sergeant | Suspended 26 days | [8] |
| 2020 | William Isetts | Officer | Suspended 12 days | [9] |
Every name links to the officer's record page with the agency's full synopsis and citation.
Questions and answers
- How many internal affairs investigations did Maplewood Police Department report in 2025?
- Maplewood Police Department reported 41 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 28 sworn officers that year.
- How many major discipline records does Maplewood Police Department have?
- Maplewood 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.
Sources
- [1]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2221. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [2]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 191. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [3]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1206. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [4]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1714. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [5]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 698. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [6]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2221. 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 Maplewood PD row for 2025; row 1 is the header. ↩
- [8]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2840. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
- [9]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2841. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩