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Category view · 2025

Internal affairs incidents, by type and size

Total incidents underlying internal affairs investigations reported for the year.

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Incidents, raw counts, not rates.

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Corrections (all agencies)n=13

Peer group: Corrections (all agencies) (n=13)

Internal affairs incidents: Corrections (all agencies)
RangeAgencies
0–50012
500–10000
1000–15001

Median 21.0 · range 3.01336.0 · n=13 agencies

County prosecutor (all agencies)n=21

Peer group: County prosecutor (all agencies) (n=21)

Internal affairs incidents: County prosecutor (all agencies)
RangeAgencies
0–2017
20–403
40–601

Median 6.0 · range 1.052.0 · n=21 agencies

County sheriff (all agencies)n=20

Peer group: County sheriff (all agencies) (n=20)

Internal affairs incidents: County sheriff (all agencies)
RangeAgencies
0–5017
50–1001
100–1502

Median 21.5 · range 2.0150.0 · n=20 agencies

Municipal police, 1-14 officersn=333

Peer group: Municipal police, 1-14 officers (n=333)

Internal affairs incidents: Municipal police, 1-14 officers
RangeAgencies
0–5143
5–10102
10–1559
15–2020
20–256
25–303

Median 5.0 · range 1.028.0 · n=333 agencies

Municipal police, 15-29 officersn=60

Peer group: Municipal police, 15-29 officers (n=60)

Internal affairs incidents: Municipal police, 15-29 officers
RangeAgencies
5–102
10–1512
15–2010
20–2510
25–3011
30–357
35–407
40–451

Median 22.0 · range 9.043.0 · n=60 agencies

Municipal police, 30-59 officersn=38

Peer group: Municipal police, 30-59 officers (n=38)

Internal affairs incidents: Municipal police, 30-59 officers
RangeAgencies
0–203
20–4015
40–6014
60–805
80–1001

Median 42.0 · range 10.087.0 · n=38 agencies

Municipal police, 60+ officersn=14

Peer group: Municipal police, 60+ officers (n=14)

Internal affairs incidents: Municipal police, 60+ officers
RangeAgencies
0–2008
200–4004
400–6000
600–8002

Median 168.0 · range 56.0738.0 · n=14 agencies

State agency (all agencies)n=10

Peer group: State agency (all agencies) (n=10)

Internal affairs incidents: State agency (all agencies)
RangeAgencies
0–2009
200–4000
400–6000
600–8001

Median 37.5 · range 1.0674.0 · n=10 agencies

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. Computed from each agency's 2025 row; row 1 is the header.