Department profile · Hunterdon County
Raritan Township Police Department
Reported as: Raritan Twp 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 Township Police Department is a municipal police agency in Hunterdon County. It reported 10 sworn officers in 2025 and 13 internal affairs investigations that year. Its rate of 130 investigations per 100 officers was above the 125.6 median for municipal departments. None of the 13 investigations detailed for 2025 reported a sustained complaint. The most common allegation labels were demeanor, improper supervision or failure to supervise and differential treatment.
Two major discipline records appear in the 2020 through 2025 releases, neither a termination, with entries in 2022 and 2023. On the report card the department received an F, which the site reports as the 84th percentile of its peer group of 361 agencies in the 1-14 officers band. A higher volume of internal affairs activity can point to more misconduct or to a stronger reporting culture.
Written by this site strictly from the figures on this page; every number is cited below.
Sworn officers, 2025
10[1]
IA investigations, 2025
13[1]
Incidents, 2025
12[1]
Major discipline records
2
All years, 2020-2025
Internal affairs investigations by year
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 13 |
Complaint mix, 2025
Most serious allegation per investigation, as categorized by the reporting agency. Allegations are not findings: of 13 investigations, 0 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 12 officers involved.[7]
Most serious allegation
| Demeanor | 6 |
|---|---|
| not provided | 3 |
| Improper Supervision/Failure To Supervise | 2 |
| Differential Treatment | 1 |
| Other Departmental Rule Violation | 1 |
Internal disposition
| Exonerated | 9 |
|---|---|
| Sustained | 2 |
| not provided | 2 |
Against peers, 2025
| Raritan Twp PD | 130.0 |
|---|---|
| County median, municipal police (14) | 129.3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Robert Schenck | Ofc. | Separated while IA pending | [8] |
| 2022 | Robert Schenck | Ofc. | Suspended 10 days | [9] |
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 Township Police Department report in 2025?
- Raritan Township Police Department reported 13 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 10 sworn officers that year.
- How many major discipline records does Raritan Township Police Department have?
- Raritan Township Police Department has 2 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 2283. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [2]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 251. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [3]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1268. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [4]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1772. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [5]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 756. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [6]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2283. 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 Twp 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 1750. 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 2224. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩