Department profile · Ocean County
Toms River Township
Reported as: Toms River TownshipOther agency
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.
In brief
Toms River Township is listed as an other agency in Ocean County. In 2025 it reported 14 sworn officers and 17 internal affairs investigations. Its rate of 121.4 investigations per 100 officers was about the 121.6 median for its type. Of the 17 investigations, 3 reported sustained complaints in 2025. The leading allegations were other departmental rule violations and vehicular pursuit policy violations.
No major discipline records appear in the 2020-2025 releases, and the absence of records is not a finding. The site does not grade the agency, because its peer group of 6 other agencies is too small to support a report-card standing.
Written by this site strictly from the figures on this page; every number is cited below.
Sworn officers, 2025
14[1]
IA investigations, 2025
17[1]
Incidents, 2025
10[1]
Major discipline records
0
All years, 2020-2025
Internal affairs investigations by year
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 17 |
Complaint mix, 2025
Most serious allegation per investigation, as categorized by the reporting agency. Allegations are not findings: of 17 investigations, 3 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 15 officers involved.[7]
Most serious allegation
| Other Departmental Rule Violation | 8 |
|---|---|
| Vehicular Pursuit Policy Violation | 5 |
| Use Of Force Policy Violation | 2 |
| Domestic violence (Criminal) | 1 |
| BWC/MVR Violation | 1 |
Internal disposition
| not provided | 9 |
|---|---|
| Sustained | 3 |
| Exonerated | 3 |
| Not Sustained | 1 |
| Unfounded | 1 |
Against peers, 2025
| Toms River Township | 121.4 |
|---|---|
| County median, other agency (1) | 121.4 |
| NJ median, other agency (4) | 121.6 |
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 Toms River Township report in 2025?
- Toms River Township reported 17 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 14 sworn officers that year.
- How many major discipline records does Toms River Township have?
- No major discipline records appear for Toms River Township 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 2442. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [2]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 405. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [3]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1426. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [4]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1932. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [5]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 906. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [6]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2442. 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 Toms River Township row for 2025; row 1 is the header. ↩