Department profile · Bergen County
River Vale Police Department
Reported as: River Vale 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
The River Vale Police Department is a municipal police agency in Bergen County. It reported 3 sworn officers in 2025 and 4 internal affairs investigations that year. Its rate of 133.3 investigations per 100 officers was above the 125.6 median for municipal departments. Two of the 4 investigations detailed for 2025 reported sustained complaints. The allegation labels recorded were preventable motor vehicle accident, assault and other departmental rule violation.
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 15th percentile of its peer group of 361 agencies in the 1-14 officers band. 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
3[1]
IA investigations, 2025
4[1]
Incidents, 2025
4[1]
Major discipline records
0
All years, 2020-2025
Internal affairs investigations by year
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Complaint mix, 2025
Most serious allegation per investigation, as categorized by the reporting agency. Allegations are not findings: of 4 investigations, 2 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 4 officers involved.[7]
Most serious allegation
| Preventable MV Accident | 2 |
|---|---|
| Assault | 1 |
| Other Departmental Rule Violation | 1 |
Internal disposition
| Sustained | 2 |
|---|---|
| Not Sustained | 1 |
| not provided | 1 |
Against peers, 2025
| River Vale PD | 133.3 |
|---|---|
| County median, municipal police (60) | 125.3 |
| 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 River Vale Police Department report in 2025?
- River Vale Police Department reported 4 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 3 sworn officers that year.
- How many major discipline records does River Vale Police Department have?
- No major discipline records appear for River Vale 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 2106. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [2]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 72. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [3]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1090. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [4]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1601. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [5]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 581. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [6]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2106. 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 River Vale PD row for 2025; row 1 is the header. ↩