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Category view · 2025

Internal affairs investigations, by type and size

AnalysisGroups are never compared as equivalent across type or size band. Correctional agencies, for instance, naturally have different volume patterns than municipal police; each distribution describes only its own peers.

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Corrections (all agencies)n=13

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

120–10001000–200012000–3000
Corrections (all agencies): median 37.0 investigations, range 3.0-2943.0, across 13 agencies.
Internal affairs investigations: Corrections (all agencies)
RangeAgencies
0–100012
1000–20000
2000–30001

Median 37.0 · range 3.0–2943.0 · n=13

County prosecutor (all agencies)n=21

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

170–20220–40140–60160–80
County prosecutor (all agencies): median 9.0 investigations, range 1.0-67.0, across 21 agencies.
Internal affairs investigations: County prosecutor (all agencies)
RangeAgencies
0–2017
20–402
40–601
60–801

Median 9.0 · range 1.0–67.0 · n=21

County sheriff (all agencies)n=20

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

160–50250–100100–1502150–200
County sheriff (all agencies): median 28.5 investigations, range 2.0-176.0, across 20 agencies.
Internal affairs investigations: County sheriff (all agencies)
RangeAgencies
0–5016
50–1002
100–1500
150–2002

Median 28.5 · range 2.0–176.0 · n=20

Municipal police, 1-14 officersn=333

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

1160–51005–105910–153715–20920–25725–30230–35235–40140–45
Municipal police, 1-14 officers: median 7.0 investigations, range 1.0-41.0, across 333 agencies.
Internal affairs investigations: Municipal police, 1-14 officers
RangeAgencies
0–5116
5–10100
10–1559
15–2037
20–259
25–307
30–352
35–402
40–451

Median 7.0 · range 1.0–41.0 · n=333

Municipal police, 15-29 officersn=60

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

1610–202120–301130–40940–50250–60160–70
Municipal police, 15-29 officers: median 26.0 investigations, range 10.0-61.0, across 60 agencies.
Internal affairs investigations: Municipal police, 15-29 officers
RangeAgencies
10–2016
20–3021
30–4011
40–509
50–602
60–701

Median 26.0 · range 10.0–61.0 · n=60

Municipal police, 30-59 officersn=38

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

10–20820–401340–601060–80380–1003100–120
Municipal police, 30-59 officers: median 54.0 investigations, range 10.0-113.0, across 38 agencies.
Internal affairs investigations: Municipal police, 30-59 officers
RangeAgencies
0–201
20–408
40–6013
60–8010
80–1003
100–1203

Median 54.0 · range 10.0–113.0 · n=38

Municipal police, 60+ officersn=14

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

120–5001500–100011000–1500
Municipal police, 60+ officers: median 211.0 investigations, range 68.0-1495.0, across 14 agencies.
Internal affairs investigations: Municipal police, 60+ officers
RangeAgencies
0–50012
500–10001
1000–15001

Median 211.0 · range 68.0–1495.0 · n=14

State agency (all agencies)n=10

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

80–1001100–2001200–300
State agency (all agencies): median 36.0 investigations, range 1.0-222.0, across 10 agencies.
Internal affairs investigations: State agency (all agencies)
RangeAgencies
0–1008
100–2001
200–3001

Median 36.0 · range 1.0–222.0 · n=10

Metric definition. The raw investigation count each agency reported; no normalization.[1]

Read with care. Groups smaller than 8 agencies are omitted entirely rather than shown as an unreliable distribution, matching the same floor the report-card engine uses.

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. ↩