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NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife
Reported as: NJ Division of Fish and WildlifeState agency
Jurisdiction context
Civil service status not verified
We could not match this agency to the NJCSC roster with confidence. Whether the Title 4A framework applies here is not asserted either way.
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
NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife is a state agency. In 2025 it reported 5 sworn officers and 5 internal affairs investigations. Its rate of 100 investigations per 100 officers was below the 105 median for state agencies. Of the 5 investigations detailed for 2025, 1 reported a sustained complaint. The most common allegations were Other Departmental Rule Violation and Demeanor.
No major discipline records appear in the 2020-2025 releases, and that absence of records is not a finding. On the report card the agency received an A, the 15th percentile among 11 peers in the state agency group. 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
5[1]
IA investigations, 2025
5[1]
Incidents, 2025
4[1]
Major discipline records
0
All years, 2020-2025
Internal affairs investigations by year
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
Complaint mix, 2025
Most serious allegation per investigation, as categorized by the reporting agency. Allegations are not findings: of 5 investigations, 1 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 5 officers involved.[7]
Most serious allegation
| Other Departmental Rule Violation | 2 |
|---|---|
| Demeanor | 2 |
| Preventable MV Accident | 1 |
Internal disposition
| Unfounded | 3 |
|---|---|
| Sustained | 1 |
| Not Sustained | 1 |
Against peers, 2025
| NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife | 100.0 |
|---|---|
| County median, state agency (0) | not computable |
| NJ median, state agency (12) | 105.0 |
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 NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife report in 2025?
- NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife reported 5 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 5 sworn officers that year.
- How many major discipline records does NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife have?
- No major discipline records appear for NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife 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 2499. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [2]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 459. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [3]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1480. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [4]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1989. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [5]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 964. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [6]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2499. 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 NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife row for 2025; row 1 is the header. ↩