Department profile · Middlesex County
Spotswood Police Department
Reported as: Spotswood 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
Spotswood Police Department is a municipal police agency in Middlesex County. In 2025 it reported 2 sworn officers and 2 internal affairs investigations. Its rate of 100 investigations per 100 officers was below the 125.6 median for municipal police. Of the 2 investigations, 1 reported a sustained complaint in 2025. The allegations listed were improper entry and a preventable motor vehicle accident.
No major discipline records appear in the 2020-2025 releases, and the absence of records is not a finding. The report card gave the department a grade of D, placing it at the 72nd percentile of its peer group of 361 agencies in the 1-14 officer band. A higher volume of internal affairs activity can reflect either 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
2[1]
IA investigations, 2025
2[1]
Incidents, 2025
2[1]
Major discipline records
0
All years, 2020-2025
Internal affairs investigations by year
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 26 | 13 | 20 | 2 |
Complaint mix, 2025
Most serious allegation per investigation, as categorized by the reporting agency. Allegations are not findings: of 2 investigations, 1 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 2 officers involved.[7]
Most serious allegation
| Improper Entry | 1 |
|---|---|
| Preventable MV Accident | 1 |
Internal disposition
| Exonerated | 1 |
|---|---|
| Sustained | 1 |
Against peers, 2025
| Spotswood PD | 100.0 |
|---|---|
| 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 Spotswood Police Department report in 2025?
- Spotswood Police Department reported 2 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 2 sworn officers that year.
- How many major discipline records does Spotswood Police Department have?
- No major discipline records appear for Spotswood 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 2328. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [2]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 293. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [3]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1311. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [4]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1816. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [5]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 797. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [6]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2328. 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 Spotswood PD row for 2025; row 1 is the header. ↩