Department profile · Middlesex County
Metuchen Police Department
Reported as: Metuchen 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.
In brief
Metuchen Police Department is a municipal police agency in Middlesex County. The department reported 12 sworn officers in 2025 and opened 15 internal affairs investigations that year. Its rate of 125 investigations per 100 officers was just below the 125.6 median for municipal police departments. Of the 15 investigations detailed for 2025, 5 reported sustained complaints. The most common allegation was differential treatment.
No major discipline records appear for the department in the 2020 through 2025 releases, and the absence of records is not a finding. The site grades Metuchen a B, which places it in the 25th percentile of its peer group of 361 departments with 1 to 14 officers. A higher volume of internal affairs activity can reflect more misconduct or a stronger reporting culture.
Written by this site strictly from the figures on this page; every number is cited below.
Sworn officers, 2025
12[1]
IA investigations, 2025
15[1]
Incidents, 2025
10[1]
Major discipline records
0
All years, 2020-2025
Internal affairs investigations by year
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 |
Complaint mix, 2025
Most serious allegation per investigation, as categorized by the reporting agency. Allegations are not findings: of 15 investigations, 5 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 15 officers involved.[7]
Most serious allegation
| Differential Treatment | 9 |
|---|---|
| Attendance Issues | 2 |
| Preventable MV Accident | 2 |
| Other Departmental Rule Violation | 1 |
| Insubordination/Disobeying An Order | 1 |
Internal disposition
| Exonerated | 9 |
|---|---|
| Sustained | 5 |
| Unfounded | 1 |
Against peers, 2025
| Metuchen PD | 125.0 |
|---|---|
| County median, municipal police (25) | 125.0 |
| 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
No major discipline records appear for this agency in the 2020-2025 releases. Absence of records is not a finding; see the methodology for what this data does and does not cover.
Questions and answers
- How many internal affairs investigations did Metuchen Police Department report in 2025?
- Metuchen Police Department reported 15 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 12 sworn officers that year.
- How many major discipline records does Metuchen Police Department have?
- No major discipline records appear for Metuchen Police Department in the Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases. Absence of records is not a finding; discipline is listed only after all appeals conclude.
Sources
- [1]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2309. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [2]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 276. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [3]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1293. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [4]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1797. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [5]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 778. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [6]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2309. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [7]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 Metuchen PD row for 2025; row 1 is the header. ↩