{"url":"https://policetransparencynj.com/departments/perth-amboy-pd/","summary":"Perth Amboy Police Department named 27 officers in internal affairs cases in 2025 and reported 29 investigations. Its rate of 107.4 per 100 officers came in under the Middlesex County median of 125 and the 125.9 municipal median. A rate below the median is not by itself proof of a cleaner department, because it can also mean fewer complaints make it into the record. Of the 29 investigations detailed for 2025, 4 reported sustained complaints. Demeanor was the leading allegation category, followed by Neglect of Duty and Sexual Assault/Criminal Sexual Violation. Allegations are not findings.\n\nOne major discipline record appears across the 2020-2025 releases, from 2023. Perth Amboy received an A on the report card, at the 12th percentile among 93 peers in the 60+ officers group, a high-confidence grade.","note":"Compiled from New Jersey Attorney General public data by an independent project; not a government source. Every value is as reported, with its sourceRef. 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