{"url":"https://policetransparencynj.com/departments/trenton-pd/","summary":"Trenton Police Department reported 155 internal affairs investigations in 2025 with 95 officers named in those cases, a rate of 163.2 per 100 officers. The Mercer County median was 133.3 and the statewide municipal median 125.9. Trenton's volume is the largest in this group, and a rate this far over the medians can describe more misconduct or a department that records a fuller share of the complaints against it. Of the 155 investigations detailed for 2025, 1 reported sustained complaints. Other Departmental Rule Violation dominated the allegation categories, with Demeanor and Differential Treatment following. Allegations are not findings.\n\nTrenton accounts for 43 major discipline records across the 2020-2025 releases, appearing in every year from 2020 through 2025, including 7 terminations. Trenton received an F on the report card, at the 99th 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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