{"url":"https://policetransparencynj.com/departments/salem-co-prosecutors-office/","summary":"Salem County Prosecutor's Office is a county prosecutor agency in Salem County. It named 4 officers in internal affairs cases in 2025 and reported 4 investigations, a rate of 100 per 100 officers, level with the county median of 100 and below the 107.5 median for prosecutor agencies. A rate at or under the medians can reflect less misconduct or an office that documents fewer of its complaints. None of the 4 investigations detailed for 2025 reported sustained complaints. Other Departmental Rule Violation was the only allegation category recorded.\n\nOne major discipline record appears across the 2020-2025 releases, from 2022. Salem Co Prosecutors Office received a D on the report card, at the 64th percentile among 21 peers in the all prosecutor agencies 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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Jones' home, where Jones admitted to refusing to assist an individual in obtaining medical attention. Investigator Jones later twice accessed the Endorses database to read reports relating to the incident involving himself. 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