Department profile · Somerset County
Raritan Police Department
Reported as: Raritan 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
The Raritan Police Department is a municipal police agency in Somerset County. It reported 4 sworn officers in 2025 and 7 internal affairs investigations that year. Its rate of 175 investigations per 100 officers was above the 125.6 median for municipal departments. None of the 7 investigations detailed for 2025 reported a sustained complaint. The allegation labels recorded were demeanor and other departmental rule violation.
Three major discipline records appear in the 2020 through 2025 releases, none of them terminations, with entries in 2022, 2024 and 2025. On the report card the department received an F, which the site reports as the 90th percentile of its peer group of 361 agencies in the 1-14 officers band. 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
4[1]
IA investigations, 2025
7[1]
Incidents, 2025
2[1]
Major discipline records
3
All years, 2020-2025
Internal affairs investigations by year
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 7 |
Complaint mix, 2025
Most serious allegation per investigation, as categorized by the reporting agency. Allegations are not findings: of 7 investigations, 0 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 7 officers involved.[7]
Most serious allegation
| Demeanor | 4 |
|---|---|
| Other Departmental Rule Violation | 3 |
Internal disposition
| Unfounded | 7 |
|---|
Against peers, 2025
| Raritan PD | 175.0 |
|---|---|
| County median, municipal police (18) | 141.7 |
| 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 | Damien Chromowsky | Officer | Other sanction | [8] |
| 2024 | Andrew Ragati | Patrolman | Suspended 4 days | [9] |
| 2022 | Damien Chromowsky | Officer | Suspended 120 days | [10] |
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 Raritan Police Department report in 2025?
- Raritan Police Department reported 7 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 4 sworn officers that year.
- How many major discipline records does Raritan Police Department have?
- Raritan Police Department has 3 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 2486. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [2]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 446. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [3]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1467. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [4]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1975. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [5]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 951. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [6]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2486. 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 Raritan PD 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 527. 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 1274. 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 2299. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩