Department profile · Passaic County
Ringwood Borough Police Department
Reported as: Ringwood Boro PDMunicipal police
Jurisdiction context
Civil service jurisdiction
Discipline at this department is governed by the Title 4A civil service framework, matched to Ringwood Borough 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.
In brief
The Ringwood Borough Police Department is a municipal police agency in Passaic County. It reported 10 sworn officers in 2025 and 12 internal affairs investigations that year. Its rate of 120 investigations per 100 officers was below the 125.6 median for municipal departments. Two of the 12 investigations detailed for 2025 reported sustained complaints. The leading allegation labels were other departmental rule violation, theft and demeanor.
No major discipline records appear in the 2020 through 2025 releases, and the absence of records is not itself a finding. On the report card the department received an A, which the site reports as the 18th percentile of its peer group of 361 agencies in the 1-14 officers band. A higher volume of internal affairs activity can point to more misconduct or to a stronger reporting culture.
Written by this site strictly from the figures on this page; every number is cited below.
Sworn officers, 2025
10[1]
IA investigations, 2025
12[1]
Incidents, 2025
5[1]
Major discipline records
0
All years, 2020-2025
Internal affairs investigations by year
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
Complaint mix, 2025
Most serious allegation per investigation, as categorized by the reporting agency. Allegations are not findings: of 12 investigations, 2 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 12 officers involved.[7]
Most serious allegation
| Other Departmental Rule Violation | 6 |
|---|---|
| Theft | 3 |
| Demeanor | 1 |
| Preventable MV Accident | 1 |
| Differential Treatment | 1 |
Internal disposition
| Exonerated | 6 |
|---|---|
| Unfounded | 3 |
| Sustained | 2 |
| Not Sustained | 1 |
Against peers, 2025
| Ringwood Boro PD | 120.0 |
|---|---|
| County median, municipal police (18) | 123.2 |
| 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 Ringwood Borough Police Department report in 2025?
- Ringwood Borough Police Department reported 12 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 10 sworn officers that year.
- How many major discipline records does Ringwood Borough Police Department have?
- No major discipline records appear for Ringwood Borough 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 2457. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [2]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 417. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [3]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1438. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [4]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1946. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [5]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 921. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [6]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2457. 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 Ringwood Boro PD row for 2025; row 1 is the header. ↩