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Department profile · Middlesex County

New Brunswick Police Department

Reported as: New Brunswick PDMunicipal police

Jurisdiction context

Civil service jurisdiction

Discipline at this department is governed by the Title 4A civil service framework, matched to New Brunswick on the New Jersey Civil Service Commission roster.

Read how the process works or the Title 4A glossary. Browse NJCSNavigator’s civil service jurisdiction directory for the full local-jurisdiction roster.

Reflects the NJCSC Appendix A roster as of 2026-07-04. Context only, not legal advice.

In brief

New Brunswick Police Department is a municipal police agency in Middlesex County. In 2025 it reported 37 sworn officers and 47 internal affairs investigations. Its rate of 127 investigations per 100 officers was above the 125.6 median for municipal police. Of the 47 investigations detailed for 2025, 5 reported sustained complaints. The most common allegation was Demeanor.

Four major discipline records appear across the 2020-2025 releases, with no terminations among them. On the report card the department received a B, placing it in the 36th percentile of 38 peers with 30 to 59 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

37[1]

IA investigations, 2025

47[1]

Incidents, 2025

47[1]

Major discipline records

4

All years, 2020-2025

Internal affairs investigations by year

672021822022382023402024472025
Internal affairs investigations reported by New Brunswick Police Department, by year
Internal affairs investigations reported by New Brunswick Police Department, by year
20212022202320242025
6782384047

As reported to the Attorney General.[2][3][4][5][6]

Complaint mix, 2025

Most serious allegation per investigation, as categorized by the reporting agency. Allegations are not findings: of 47 investigations, 5 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 46 officers involved.[7]

Most serious allegation

Most serious allegations reported by New Brunswick PD, 2025
Most serious allegations reported by New Brunswick PD, 2025
Demeanor12
Excessive Force10
Other Departmental Rule Violation9
Differential Treatment5
Other Criminal Violation3
Sexual Assault/Criminal Sexual Violation2
Drug Test Failure2
not provided1
AdministrativeConduct / dutyRights / integrityViolence / criminal

Internal disposition

Internal dispositions reported by New Brunswick PD, 2025
Internal dispositions reported by New Brunswick PD, 2025
Exonerated25
Not Sustained9
Unfounded8
Sustained5

Against peers, 2025

AnalysisComputed by this site from reported totals; not an official statistic.
NEW BRUNSWICK PD127.0COUNTY MEDIAN, MUNICIPAL POLICE (25)125.0NJ MEDIAN, MUNICIPAL POLICE (447)125.6
Internal affairs investigations per 100 officers, 2025 (investigations per 100 sworn officers)
Internal affairs investigations per 100 officers, 2025 (investigations per 100 sworn officers)
New Brunswick PD127.0
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

Major discipline records reported by New Brunswick Police Department, 2020-2025
YearOfficerRankSanction as reportedSrc
2023Alexander UzunisPatrolmanSuspended 60 days[8]
2022Josue PlazaOfficerSuspended 8 days[9]
2020William ContrerasOfficerSuspended 64 days[10]
2020Ryan DaughtonOfficerSuspended 12 days[11]

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 New Brunswick Police Department report in 2025?
New Brunswick Police Department reported 47 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 37 sworn officers that year.
How many major discipline records does New Brunswick Police Department have?
New Brunswick Police Department has 4 major discipline records in the Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, of which 0 were terminations. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2317. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09.
  2. [2]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 282. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09.
  3. [3]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1300. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09.
  4. [4]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1805. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09.
  5. [5]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 786. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09.
  6. [6]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2317. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09.
  7. [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 New Brunswick PD row for 2025; row 1 is the header.
  8. [8]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1784. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  9. [9]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2246. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  10. [10]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2886. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  11. [11]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2887. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.