Department profile · Monmouth County
Monmouth County Sheriff's Department
Reported as: Monmouth Co Sheriffs DeptCounty sheriff
Jurisdiction context
Civil service jurisdiction
Discipline at this department is governed by the Title 4A civil service framework, matched to Monmouth County on the New Jersey Civil Service Commission roster.
Read how the process works or the Title 4A glossary. Browse NJCSNavigator’s civil service jurisdiction directory for the full local-jurisdiction roster.
Reflects the NJCSC Appendix A roster as of 2026-07-04. Context only, not legal advice.
Radio encryption
Monmouth County Sheriff's Department encrypts its radio communications (P25 AES-256, all operations), according to PoliceRadioEncryption.com, as of 2026-03-06 (unverified).
In brief
Monmouth County Sheriff's Department reported 26 internal affairs investigations in 2025 and 23 officers named in those cases. Its rate of 113 per 100 officers matched the Monmouth County median of 113 and stayed under the 115.2 median for sheriff agencies. Read the comparison carefully: fewer investigations per officer can mean less misconduct or fewer complaints entering the record. Sustained complaints were reported in 10 of the 26 investigations detailed for 2025. Demeanor led the allegation categories, with Other Departmental Rule Violation and Neglect of Duty tied behind it.
Eight major discipline records appear across the 2020-2025 releases, from 2021, 2023, 2024 and 2025, including three terminations. The department received a C on the report card, at the 45th percentile among 21 peers in the group of all sheriff agencies, 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
23[1]
Distinct officers in that year's IA investigations, not total staffing
IA investigations, 2025
26[1]
Incidents, 2025
14[1]
Major discipline records
8
All years, 2020-2025
Staffing
Staffing data not available. The FBI's national staffing census (LEE) does not separately track county corrections facilities, sheriff's offices, or other county agencies in New Jersey -- only a single statewide Department of Corrections figure exists in that data. See the methodology for what FBI staffing data does and does not cover.
Military surplus equipment (1033 program)
In brief
Written by this site from the figures below.
Monmouth County Sheriff's Department appears in the federal surplus-equipment file with two recorded line items, shipped in 2017 and 2022. Neither falls into a category this site classes as tactical: the recorded value of $11,723, measured at original Department of Defense acquisition cost rather than current or market value, is split between Radio and television communication equipment, except airborne at $8,060 and Marine hardware and hull items at $3,663. These are transfers the department received, not a current inventory, and non-controlled items may be disposed of after one year. Receiving surplus equipment through the program is not misconduct, and this federal data is separate in origin from the Attorney General discipline records on this page.
Surplus military equipment transferred to this agency under the Defense Department's 1033 program, as recorded by the Defense Logistics Agency.
Quantities received, by unit of issue: 6 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
| Radio and television communication equipment, except airborne | 8,060 mundane |
|---|---|
| Marine hardware and hull items | 3,663 mundane |
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.
Every recorded transfer
Equipment class
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2 of 2 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.
No index is computed for this agency: there is no reliable per-officer basis (no high-confidence FBI staffing match to divide by). 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
| Category | counts |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2022 | 20 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2024 | 16 |
| 2025 | 26 |
Incidents
14 in 2025
| Year | counts |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2022 | 17 |
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2024 | 15 |
| 2025 | 14 |
Officers on IA rows
26 in 2025
| Year | counts |
|---|---|
| 2021 | not reported |
| 2022 | not reported |
| 2023 | not reported |
| 2024 | 16 |
| 2025 | 26 |
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
| Year | share of total |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2022 | 35 |
| 2023 | 69.231 |
| 2024 | 62.5 |
| 2025 | 38.462 |
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 26 officers involved.
Most serious allegation
| Demeanor | 8 |
|---|---|
| Other Departmental Rule Violation | 4 |
| Neglect of Duty | 4 |
| Improper Arrest | 3 |
| Theft | 2 |
| Excessive Force | 2 |
| Other Criminal Violation | 1 |
| Preventable MV Accident | 1 |
Statewide category pages: Demeanor · Other Departmental Rule Violation · Neglect of Duty · Improper Arrest · Theft · Excessive Force · Other Criminal Violation · Preventable MV Accident
Internal disposition
| Exonerated | 12 |
|---|---|
| Sustained | 10 |
| Unfounded | 3 |
| Not Sustained | 1 |
Allegations by year, 2021 to 2025
Other Departmental Rule Violation
31 of 90
| Year | counts |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2025 | 4 |
Demeanor
23 of 90
| Year | counts |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 |
Conduct Unbecoming/Discredit To The Agency
6 of 90
| Year | counts |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 |
Neglect of Duty
6 of 90
| Year | counts |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 |
Other (12 categories)
24 of 90
| Year | counts |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2025 | 10 |
Against peers, 2025
How this grade was built →| Monmouth County Sheriff's Department | 113.0 |
|---|---|
| County median, county sheriff (1) | 113.0 |
| NJ median, county sheriff (20) | 115.2 |
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.
Report card
Grade C: Middle fifth of peers
On reported IA volume and discipline severity; see methodology
- Combined standing
- 45th percentile of 21 peers
- Confidence
- High confidence
Where this agency falls among its peers
The actual spread of discipline severity across Monmouth County Sheriff's Department's real peer group, not an assumed bell curve. If the group is skewed, it is shown skewed.
Peer group: County sheriff, all sheriff agencies (n=21)
| Range | Agencies |
|---|---|
| 0–50 | 6 |
| 50–100 | 8 |
| 100–150 | 6 |
| 150–200 | 0 |
| 200–250 | 1 |
Monmouth County Sheriff's Department: 123.529 severity-weighted discipline per 100 IA-investigated officers: 83rd percentile among County sheriff, all sheriff agencies (n=21).
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%
105.0 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%
123.5 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%
1.85 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
| Metric | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| IA per 100 investigated officers2025 | 113.0 | 12th of 20 county sheriff |
| IA investigations2025 | 26 | 11th of 20 county sheriff |
| IA incidents2025 | 14 | 12th of 20 county sheriff |
| Major discipline2020-2025 | 8 | 8th of 17 county sheriff |
| Terminations2020-2025 | 3 | 4th of 12 county sheriff |
| OPRA requests recordedOPRAmachine, 2017 to present | 142 | 1st of 8 county sheriff |
Major discipline records
| Year | major discipline records |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 |
2 major discipline records in 2025, up from 0 in 2020.
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)
Two records in the Fatal Encounters dataset name Monmouth County Sheriff's Department, spanning 2003 through 2015. The force labels, as recorded by the project, are Gunshot in two of them. Fatal Encounters is an independent, crowdsourced journalism project that documented deaths occurring during police encounters of any kind, including vehicle pursuits, deaths in police presence, and medical emergencies. A record is not a finding of fault against the agency or any officer, and it is not connected to the Attorney General discipline records elsewhere on this page. The project stopped collecting in December 2021, so the dataset is frozen and nothing after that date appears here.
Fatal Encounters is an independent, crowdsourced dataset that documented deaths during police encounters nationwide from 2000 until its collection ended in December 2021.[3] 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 Monmouth County Sheriff's 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.
- Scott Ryan McAllister
May 27, 2015 · Middletown · Highest level of force as recorded: Gunshot
- Timothy R. Wright
August 15, 2003 · Ocean Township · 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.[4] 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.
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.
| Requester reported success | 56 |
|---|---|
| Awaiting agency response | 34 |
| Requester reported partial success | 21 |
| Agency said records not held | 15 |
| Request refused | 10 |
| Under internal review | 2 |
| Awaiting clarification | 2 |
| Withdrawn by requester | 2 |
Recent requests
The 12 most recent requests to Monmouth County Sheriff's Office, 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.
- 2026-07-07Awaiting agency response
- 2026-07-07Request refused
- 2026-04-20Awaiting agency response
- 2026-03-01Awaiting agency response
- 2026-03-01Awaiting agency response
- 2026-01-13Request refused
- 2026-01-13Requester reported success
- 2026-01-03Awaiting agency response
- 2026-01-03Awaiting agency response
- 2025-12-01Awaiting agency response
- 2025-11-15Awaiting agency response
- 2025-10-19Requester reported success
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.
A member of the public requested: “Employee list of All Fire marshal employees and Fleet”
2026-07-07 · Awaiting agency response
A member of the public requested: “Monmouth County USAR”
2026-07-07 · Request refused
A member of the public requested: “Call totals for Squad 26-21 2023 ,2024,2025”
2026-04-20 · Awaiting agency response
A member of the public requested: “All Monmouth County Sheriffs Office EMS Calls from 01/01/2024-PRESENT”
2026-03-01 · Awaiting agency response
A member of the public requested: “MEdStar Denials”
2026-03-01 · Awaiting agency response
A member of the public requested: “Inmate records”
2026-01-13 · Request refused
A member of the public requested: “EMT Employment offers”
2026-01-13 · Requester reported success
A member of the public requested: “EMT Salary- Kiliko Lowe”
2026-01-03 · Awaiting agency response
A member of the public requested: “Current EMTs and Salary”
2026-01-03 · Awaiting agency response
A member of the public requested: “List of Appointments”
2025-12-01 · Awaiting agency response
A member of the public requested: “EMS in Wall Twp”
2025-11-15 · Awaiting agency response
A member of the public requested: “Call hold times for Freehold EMS”
2025-10-19 · Requester reported success
File your own records request
Anyone can request records from this department 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 Monmouth County Sheriff's Office 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 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 Monmouth County Sheriff's Department's internal affairs and discipline record?
Monmouth County Sheriff's Department reported 26 internal affairs investigations in 2025 and 23 officers named in those cases. Its rate of 113 per 100 officers matched the Monmouth County median of 113 and stayed under the 115.2 median for sheriff agencies. Read the comparison carefully: fewer investigations per officer can mean less misconduct or fewer complaints entering the record. Sustained complaints were reported in 10 of the 26 investigations detailed for 2025. Demeanor led the allegation categories, with Other Departmental Rule Violation and Neglect of Duty tied behind it. Eight major discipline records appear across the 2020-2025 releases, from 2021, 2023, 2024 and 2025, including three terminations. The department received a C on the report card, at the 45th percentile among 21 peers in the group of all sheriff agencies, a high-confidence grade.
How many internal affairs investigations did Monmouth County Sheriff's Department report in 2025?
Monmouth County Sheriff's Department reported 26 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. 23 distinct officers were named in that year's IA investigations.
How many major discipline records does Monmouth County Sheriff's Department have?
Monmouth County Sheriff's Department has 8 major discipline records in the Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, of which 3 were terminations. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Monmouth County Sheriff's Department encrypt its radio communications?
According to PoliceRadioEncryption.com, Monmouth County Sheriff's 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.
What military surplus equipment has Monmouth County Sheriff's Department received through the 1033 program?
Monmouth County Sheriff's Department received 2 recorded line items of surplus military equipment through the Defense Department's 1033 program between 2017 and 2022, with a total recorded value of $11,723 (original DoD acquisition cost, not current or market value). The largest category by recorded value was: Radio and television communication equipment, except airborne. 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 Monmouth County Sheriff's Department received?
The surplus equipment recorded for Monmouth County Sheriff's Department under the 1033 program totals $11,723 in original DoD acquisition cost, of which $0 is in categories this site classes as tactical (0 of 2 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 Monmouth County Sheriff's Department?
The independent Fatal Encounters dataset contains 2 records naming Monmouth County Sheriff's Department, from 2003 through 2015. 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.
Sources
- [1]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2360. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [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]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/ ↩
- [4]Records-request activity for Monmouth County Sheriff's Office. 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. ↩
- [5]New Jersey Internal Affairs Officers, 2024-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Officer counts summed across every Monmouth Co Sheriffs Dept row. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [6]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.
- [7]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 325. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [8]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1344. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [9]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1848. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [10]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 827. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [11]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2360. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [12]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 Monmouth Co Sheriffs Dept row for 2025; row 1 is the header. ↩
- [13]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 Monmouth Co Sheriffs Dept row for 2021. ↩
- [14]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 Monmouth Co Sheriffs Dept row for 2022. ↩
- [15]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 Monmouth Co Sheriffs Dept row for 2023. ↩
- [16]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 Monmouth Co Sheriffs Dept row for 2024. ↩
- [17]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 Monmouth Co Sheriffs Dept row for 2025. ↩
- [18]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. ↩
- [19]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 474. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
- [20]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 475. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
- [21]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1213. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
- [22]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1214. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
- [23]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1817. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
- [24]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1818. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
- [25]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1819. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
- [26]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2632. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩