Report card
Wood-Ridge Police Department
Grade B: Second-lowest fifth
On reported IA volume and discipline severity; see methodology
- Peer group
- Municipal police, 1-14 officers (361 agencies)
- Combined standing
- 23rd percentile of peers
- Confidence
- Medium confidence
- small agency; per-officer rates swing widely on a handful of cases
How the grade is built
Three components, each a percentile within the peer group (higher = more reported volume or severity). The combined standing is their weighted mean, re-ranked among peers; the grade is the fifth of the peer group it lands in. Weights are an editorial choice, published on the methodology page.
IA volumeweight 40%
105.0 investigations per 100 officers (multi-year mean)
Internal affairs investigations per 100 reported officers, averaged over the years where the agency reported both figures.
Discipline severityweight 40%
0.0 severity-weighted discipline per 100 officers, 2020-2025
Major discipline records weighted by sanction (termination 4, demotion 3, suspension 2, other 1) per 100 officers.
Allegation severityweight 20%
2.50 mean severity tier (1 low - 4 critical)
Mean severity tier of IA allegations across 2021-2025, using the published tier map; unknown values excluded.
Volume trend
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | 100 | 120 | 100 |
Investigations per 100 reported officers, per year.[2][3][4][5]
The inputs, on the record
What this grade can and can't tell you
- The underlying data is self-reported by agencies, one yearly snapshot at a time.
- Allegations are not findings; many complaints end unfounded, exonerated, or not sustained.
- There is no arrest, population, or call-volume denominator in this data, so nothing here is a per-capita misconduct rate.
- A higher internal affairs volume is ambiguous: it can indicate more misconduct, or a more robust oversight and reporting culture. The grade weighs it anyway, because volume is what the record offers; that choice is published, not hidden.
- The grade is one lens. Weights are a transparent editorial choice on the methodology page, and the records are always one click away.
Questions and answers
- What is Wood-Ridge Police Department's police report card grade?
- Wood-Ridge Police Department receives a grade of B on this site, meaning its reported internal affairs volume and discipline severity place it in the 23rd percentile of its peer group (municipal police agencies, 1-14 officers). The grade is analysis, not an official rating, and a higher volume can reflect more misconduct or a stronger reporting culture.
- How is the report-card grade calculated?
- The grade combines three components, each ranked within a peer group of the same agency type and size: internal affairs volume per officer (40%), sanction-weighted discipline severity (40%), and mean allegation severity (20%). The combined standing is re-ranked among peers, and the grade is the fifth of the peer group it falls in. Full method and weights are on the methodology page.
Sources
- [1]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 594. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [2]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 85. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [3]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1102. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [4]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1614. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [5]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 594. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩