Department profile · Essex County
North Caldwell Police Department
Reported as: North Caldwell 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
North Caldwell Police Department is a municipal police agency in Essex County. In 2025 it reported 1 sworn officer and 1 internal affairs investigation. Its rate of 100 investigations per 100 officers was below the 125.6 median for municipal police. The single investigation detailed for 2025 reported no sustained complaint. No leading allegation was recorded.
No major discipline records appear in the 2020-2025 releases, and that absence of records is not a finding. On the report card the department received an A, the 5th percentile among 361 peers with 1 to 14 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
1[1]
IA investigations, 2025
1[1]
Incidents, 2025
1[1]
Major discipline records
0
All years, 2020-2025
Internal affairs investigations by year
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Complaint mix, 2025
Most serious allegation per investigation, as categorized by the reporting agency. Allegations are not findings: of 1 investigations, 0 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 1 officers involved.[7]
Most serious allegation
| not provided | 1 |
|---|
Internal disposition
| not provided | 1 |
|---|
Against peers, 2025
| North Caldwell PD | 100.0 |
|---|---|
| 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
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 North Caldwell Police Department report in 2025?
- North Caldwell Police Department reported 1 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 1 sworn officers that year.
- How many major discipline records does North Caldwell Police Department have?
- No major discipline records appear for North Caldwell 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 2226. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [2]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 197. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [3]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1211. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [4]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1720. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [5]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 703. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [6]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2226. 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 North Caldwell PD row for 2025; row 1 is the header. ↩