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New Jersey Transit Police
Reported as: New Jersey Transit PoliceState agency
Jurisdiction context
Civil service status not verified
We could not match this agency to the NJCSC roster with confidence. Whether the Title 4A framework applies here is not asserted either way.
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Reflects the NJCSC Appendix A roster as of 2026-07-04. Context only, not legal advice.
In brief
New Jersey Transit Police is a state agency. In 2025 it reported 135 sworn officers and 222 internal affairs investigations. Its rate of 164.4 investigations per 100 officers was above the 105 median for state agencies. Of the 222 investigations detailed for 2025, 69 reported sustained complaints. The leading allegation was Other Departmental Rule Violation.
Six major discipline records appear across the 2020-2025 releases, with no terminations among them. On the report card the agency received a C, the 50th percentile among 11 peers in the state agency group. 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
135[1]
IA investigations, 2025
222[1]
Incidents, 2025
156[1]
Major discipline records
6
All years, 2020-2025
Internal affairs investigations by year
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 149 | 132 | 188 | 247 | 222 |
Complaint mix, 2025
Most serious allegation per investigation, as categorized by the reporting agency. Allegations are not findings: of 222 investigations, 69 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 218 officers involved.[7]
Most serious allegation
| Other Departmental Rule Violation | 49 |
|---|---|
| Demeanor | 43 |
| Excessive Force | 31 |
| Preventable MV Accident | 25 |
| not provided | 23 |
| Conduct Unbecoming/Discredit To The Agency | 20 |
| Differential Treatment | 16 |
| Improper Arrest | 3 |
Internal disposition
| Sustained | 69 |
|---|---|
| Unfounded | 54 |
| Exonerated | 40 |
| not provided | 29 |
| Administratively Closed | 22 |
| Not Sustained | 8 |
Against peers, 2025
| New Jersey Transit Police | 164.4 |
|---|---|
| County median, state agency (0) | not computable |
| NJ median, state agency (12) | 105.0 |
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 | Michael Anthony Insalaco | Police Officer | Suspended 134 days | [8] |
| 2025 | Kevin Lenkowski | Police Officer | Suspended 5 days | [9] |
| 2024 | Joseph Carullo | Police Officer | Suspended 10 days | [10] |
| 2023 | Petra Krajnak | P/O | Suspended 20 days | [11] |
| 2021 | Melvin Webb | Sergeant | Suspended 30 days | [12] |
| 2021 | Kevin O'Brien | Officer | Suspended 8 days | [13] |
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 Jersey Transit Police report in 2025?
- New Jersey Transit Police reported 222 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 135 sworn officers that year.
- How many major discipline records does New Jersey Transit Police have?
- New Jersey Transit Police has 6 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]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2496. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [2]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 456. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [3]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1477. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [4]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1986. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [5]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 961. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [6]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2496. 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 New Jersey Transit Police row for 2025; row 1 is the header. ↩
- [8]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 554. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
- [9]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 555. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
- [10]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1289. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
- [11]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1896. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
- [12]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2690. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
- [13]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2691. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩