Department profile · Morris County
Rockaway Township Police Department
Reported as: Rockaway Twp PDMunicipal police
Jurisdiction context
Civil service jurisdiction
Discipline at this department is governed by the Title 4A civil service framework, matched to Rockaway Township on the New Jersey Civil Service Commission roster.
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Reflects the NJCSC Appendix A roster as of 2026-07-04. Context only, not legal advice.
In brief
The Rockaway Township Police Department is a municipal police agency in Morris County. It reported 4 sworn officers in 2025 and 6 internal affairs investigations that year. Its rate of 150 investigations per 100 officers was above the 125.6 median for municipal departments. Two of the 6 investigations detailed for 2025 reported sustained complaints. The allegation labels recorded were preventable motor vehicle accident, attendance issues and insubordination or disobeying an order.
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 a C, which the site reports as the 52nd 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
4[1]
IA investigations, 2025
6[1]
Incidents, 2025
6[1]
Major discipline records
0
All years, 2020-2025
Internal affairs investigations by year
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
Complaint mix, 2025
Most serious allegation per investigation, as categorized by the reporting agency. Allegations are not findings: of 6 investigations, 2 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 6 officers involved.[7]
Most serious allegation
| Preventable MV Accident | 1 |
|---|---|
| Attendance Issues | 1 |
| Insubordination/Disobeying An Order | 1 |
| Other Departmental Rule Violation | 1 |
| Other Criminal Violation | 1 |
| Demeanor | 1 |
Internal disposition
| Sustained | 2 |
|---|---|
| Unfounded | 2 |
| Not Sustained | 1 |
| not provided | 1 |
Against peers, 2025
| Rockaway Twp PD | 150.0 |
|---|---|
| County median, municipal police (35) | 116.7 |
| 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 Rockaway Township Police Department report in 2025?
- Rockaway Township Police Department reported 6 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 4 sworn officers that year.
- How many major discipline records does Rockaway Township Police Department have?
- No major discipline records appear for Rockaway Township 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 2408. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [2]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 374. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [3]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1392. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [4]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1897. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [5]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 876. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [6]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2408. 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 Rockaway Twp PD row for 2025; row 1 is the header. ↩