{"url":"https://policetransparencynj.com/departments/rutgers-university-pd/","summary":"Rutgers University Police Department is a state agency. It named 37 officers in internal affairs cases in 2025 and reported 78 investigations, a rate of 210.8 per 100 officers, well above the 130.7 median for state agencies. A rate at that level can reflect a heavier volume of misconduct or a department that documents far more of the complaints brought to it. Of the 78 investigations detailed for 2025, 13 reported sustained complaints. Other Departmental Rule Violation led the allegation categories, followed by Conduct Unbecoming/Discredit To The Agency and Other Criminal Violation. Allegations are not findings.\n\nEight major discipline records appear across the 2020-2025 releases, from 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024 and 2025, including one termination. Rutgers University received an F on the report card, at the 85th percentile among 10 peers in the all state agencies band, 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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