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Robocalls in New Jersey

New Jersey consumers have filed 29,287 unwanted-call complaints with the FCC against 23,991 different phone numbers between 2014-01-05 and 2026-09-09 — 3.0% of all state-attributed complaints, ranking 13 nationally. Complaints in the last 12 months are down 12% on the 12 months before that.

29,287
FCC complaints
11,062
FTC DNC reports
7,068
FTC reports, last 30 days
#13
National rank (FCC)

New Jersey complaint volume by year

Unwanted-call complaints filed with the FCC by New Jersey consumers each year. The shape of this curve reflects both actual call volume and how aware consumers are that the FCC complaint centre exists.

Area codes most reported in New Jersey

The displayed area code of numbers reported by New Jersey consumers — often, but not always, a local code, because spoofing favours familiar-looking numbers.

How the calls reached New Jersey

Prerecorded Voice
12,013
Live Voice
9,801
Abandoned Calls
6,033
Text Message
1,239
Autodialed Live Voice Call
163
Email
5
Wireless (cell phone)
14,341
Wired
11,309
Internet (VOIP)
3,618

Numbers New Jersey residents reported this month

The numbers New Jersey consumers reported most to the FTC's Do Not Call Registry in the last 30 days — 7,068 reports in all, 1,075 of them this week; 77% were described as robocalls. Click a number for what it was reported for.

What New Jersey residents were called about this month

  • Debt reduction
    2,535
  • Other / unspecified
    2,322
  • Impostor (government, business, family)
    620
  • No subject given
    549
  • Dropped call / no message
    486
  • Medical & prescriptions
    188
  • Energy, solar & utilities
    95
  • Warranties & protection plans
    75

Numbers most reported to the FCC by New Jersey consumers

Ranked by how many New Jersey FCC complaints name them, limited to the last five years. A number appearing here means people in New Jersey reported receiving calls that displayed it — not that its owner placed them.

Recently reported by New Jersey consumers

Numbers with the newest New Jersey complaints in the last 12 months — the campaigns calling New Jersey right now, not the historical leaders above.

Do Not Call protection in New Jersey

New Jersey formally adopted the FTC's National Do Not Call Registry as its own state list rather than running a separate one, so a single free registration at donotcall.gov covers you. State authorities can still enforce against telemarketers who ignore it, in addition to any federal penalty.

Whatever your state does, the federal National Do Not Call Registry applies, and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act gives you a private right of action against certain unlawful calls. Report unwanted calls at the FCC complaint centre and fraud at ReportFraud.ftc.gov.

Do Not Call classification per National Association of Attorneys General — history of Do Not Call. This is general information, not legal advice.

New Jersey robocall FAQs

How many robocall complaints do New Jersey residents file?

New Jersey consumers have filed 29,287 unwanted-call complaints with the FCC against 23,991 distinct phone numbers, covering 2014-01-05 to 2026-09-09. That is 3.0% of all state-attributed complaints in the dataset, ranking New Jersey 13 among US states and territories by complaint volume.

Does New Jersey have its own Do Not Call list?

New Jersey formally adopted the FTC's National Do Not Call Registry as its own state list rather than running a separate one, so a single free registration at donotcall.gov covers you. State authorities can still enforce against telemarketers who ignore it, in addition to any federal penalty.

Where do the calls reported in New Jersey come from?

The FCC records the state the person filing the complaint was in, not where the caller was. Because caller ID is easily spoofed, a call reported in New Jersey may have been placed from anywhere in the world and may have displayed a New Jersey number that belongs to an uninvolved person. Area code alone tells you nothing reliable about a caller's location.

What kind of calls are reported most in New Jersey?

Prerecorded Voice is the most-reported category in New Jersey, accounting for 12,013 of the 29,287 complaints (41%). Live Voice is second with 9,801.

Complaint figures from the FCC Consumer Complaint Data Center, imported nightly, and FTC Do Not Call complaints (unverified consumer reports), published every weekday. The state recorded is the state the complainant filed from.