Department profile · Somerset County
Somerset County Corrections
Reported as: Somerset Co CorrectionsCorrections
Jurisdiction context
Civil service status not verified
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In brief
Somerset County Corrections is a corrections agency in Somerset County. It reported 6 sworn officers in 2025 and opened 6 internal affairs investigations that year. Its rate of 100 investigations per 100 officers was below the 125 median for corrections agencies. Two of the 6 investigations detailed for 2025 ended in sustained findings. The only allegation recorded was Other Departmental Rule Violation.
No major discipline records appear in the 2020 through 2025 releases, and the absence of records is not a finding. On the site's report card the agency received a D, placing it in the 75th percentile of its peer group of 26 corrections agencies. A higher volume of internal affairs activity can reflect either 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
6[1]
IA investigations, 2025
6[1]
Incidents, 2025
3[1]
Major discipline records
0
All years, 2020-2025
Internal affairs investigations by year
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 51 | 66 | 24 | 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
| Other Departmental Rule Violation | 5 |
|---|---|
| not provided | 1 |
Internal disposition
| Exonerated | 3 |
|---|---|
| Sustained | 2 |
| not provided | 1 |
Against peers, 2025
| Somerset Co Corrections | 100.0 |
|---|---|
| County median, corrections (1) | 100.0 |
| NJ median, corrections (13) | 125.0 |
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 Somerset County Corrections report in 2025?
- Somerset County Corrections reported 6 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 6 sworn officers that year.
- How many major discipline records does Somerset County Corrections have?
- No major discipline records appear for Somerset County Corrections 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 2487. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [2]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 447. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [3]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1468. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [4]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1976. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [5]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 952. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [6]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2487. 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 Somerset Co Corrections row for 2025; row 1 is the header. ↩