Department profile · Sussex County
Hamburg Police Department
Reported as: Hamburg PDMunicipal police
Jurisdiction context
Not a civil service jurisdiction
This department is not among the NJCSC Appendix A jurisdictions, so major discipline here follows a different statutory track (generally N.J.S.A. 40A:14), with appeals that usually go to the Superior Court rather than the Civil Service Commission.
See the context on non-civil-service departments.
Reflects the NJCSC Appendix A roster as of 2026-07-04. Context only, not legal advice.
Sworn officers, 2025
6[1]
IA investigations, 2025
10[1]
Incidents, 2025
6[1]
Major discipline records
1
All years, 2020-2025
Internal affairs investigations by year
| 2021 | 2022 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
Complaint mix, 2025
Most serious allegation per investigation, as categorized by the reporting agency. Allegations are not findings: of 10 investigations, 1 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 10 officers involved.[6]
Most serious allegation
| Assault | 5 |
|---|---|
| Other Departmental Rule Violation | 2 |
| BWC/MVR Violation | 1 |
| Attendance Issues | 1 |
| Improper Arrest | 1 |
Internal disposition
| Administratively Closed | 5 |
|---|---|
| not provided | 2 |
| Sustained | 1 |
| Not Sustained | 1 |
| Unfounded | 1 |
Against peers, 2025
| Hamburg PD | 166.7 |
|---|---|
| County median, municipal police (11) | 150.0 |
| NJ median, municipal police (447) | 125.6 |
Investigations per 100 sworn officers, using the officer counts each agency reported for 2025. A higher number is ambiguous on its own: it can reflect more misconduct, or a stronger internal reporting culture. Medians are computed within the same agency type only.
Major discipline records
| Year | Officer | Rank | Sanction as reported | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Dana Black | Officer | Terminated | [7] |
Every name links to the officer's record page with the agency's full synopsis and citation.
Questions and answers
- How many internal affairs investigations did Hamburg Police Department report in 2025?
- Hamburg Police Department reported 10 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 6 sworn officers that year.
- How many major discipline records does Hamburg Police Department have?
- Hamburg Police Department has 1 major discipline records in the Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, of which 1 were terminations. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Sources
- [1]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2508. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [2]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 467. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [3]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1488. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [4]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 972. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [5]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2508. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [6]New Jersey Internal Affairs Investigations, 2024-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. Aggregated from every Hamburg PD row for 2025; row 1 is the header. ↩
- [7]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 793. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩