{"url":"https://policetransparencynj.com/departments/ridgewood-village-pd/","summary":"Ridgewood Village Police Department is a municipal police agency in Bergen County. It named 15 officers in internal affairs cases in 2025 and reported 16 investigations, a rate of 106.7 per 100 officers, below both the county median of 125.3 and the 125.9 municipal median. Where a rate trails the medians, the reason can be less misconduct or a department that logs fewer of its complaints. Of the 16 investigations detailed for 2025, 2 reported sustained complaints. Other Departmental Rule Violation led the categories, followed by Improper Entry and Demeanor.\n\nTwo major discipline records appear across the 2020-2025 releases, from 2020 and 2024. Ridgewood Village received a B on the report card, at the 24th percentile among 110 peers in the 30-59 officers band, a medium-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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