{"url":"https://policetransparencynj.com/departments/west-windsor-twp-pd/","summary":"West Windsor Township Police Department logged eight internal affairs investigations in 2025 involving six officers. Its rate of 133.3 per 100 officers matched the Mercer County median of 133.3 and ran above the 125.9 statewide municipal median. Two of the eight investigations detailed for 2025 reported sustained complaints. Differential Treatment led the allegation categories, followed by Demeanor and Use Of Force Policy Violation. Allegations are not findings.\n\nOne major discipline record appears across the 2020-2025 releases, from 2024, and it is a termination. West Windsor Twp PD received a D on the report card, at the 73rd percentile among 110 peers in the 30-59 officers group, 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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