Department profile · Somerset County
Somerset County Sheriffs Department
Reported as: Somerset Co Sheriffs DeptCounty sheriff
Jurisdiction context
Civil service status not verified
We could not match this agency to the NJCSC roster with confidence. Whether the Title 4A framework applies here is not asserted either way.
See the context on non-civil-service departments.
Reflects the NJCSC Appendix A roster as of 2026-07-04. Context only, not legal advice.
Sworn officers, 2025
16[1]
IA investigations, 2025
19[1]
Incidents, 2025
12[1]
Major discipline records
0
All years, 2020-2025
Internal affairs investigations by year
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 19 |
Complaint mix, 2025
Most serious allegation per investigation, as categorized by the reporting agency. Allegations are not findings: of 19 investigations, 7 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 19 officers involved.[7]
Most serious allegation
| Other Departmental Rule Violation | 15 |
|---|---|
| not provided | 1 |
| False Documentation/Falsifying A Report (Criminal) | 1 |
| BWC/MVR Violation | 1 |
| Conduct Unbecoming/Discredit To The Agency | 1 |
Internal disposition
| Sustained | 10 |
|---|---|
| Administratively Closed | 4 |
| Exonerated | 3 |
| not provided | 2 |
Against peers, 2025
| Somerset Co Sheriffs Dept | 118.8 |
|---|---|
| County median, county sheriff (1) | 118.8 |
| NJ median, county sheriff (20) | 115.2 |
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 Sheriffs Department report in 2025?
- Somerset County Sheriffs Department reported 19 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 16 sworn officers that year.
- How many major discipline records does Somerset County Sheriffs Department have?
- No major discipline records appear for Somerset County Sheriffs 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 2489. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [2]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 449. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [3]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1470. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [4]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1978. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [5]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 954. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [6]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2489. 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 Sheriffs Dept row for 2025; row 1 is the header. ↩