Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest and crime counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026.
Carteret, New Jersey, in Middlesex County, has about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Carteret depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Open Public Records Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Carteret public records, Middlesex County police reports, Carteret arrest records, Carteret warrants, Carteret inmate search, Carteret property records, New Jersey arrest records and New Jersey inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Carteret
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
Inside Carteret that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Carteret Police Department); outside it, the Middlesex County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also places the Middlesex County State Police in Middlesex County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries Middlesex County College and Rutgers University at New Brunswick (campus police) and Prosecutor in Middlesex County (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Carteret Police
For Carteret, SearchSystems opened and checked the Carteret police department's page at carteret.net/police-department (page title: Carteret Police Department News and Alerts | Borough of Carteret), phone (732) 541-4181, 230 Roosevelt Avenue Carteret, NJ 07008, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for Carteret had 53 violent and 210 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 540 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Middlesex County Sheriff's Office
The Middlesex County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 706 arrests for 2023.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at middlesexcountynj.gov/government/departments/department-of-public-s... (page title: Inmate Lookup | Middlesex County NJ), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
What the Open Public Records Act Requires
Under the Open Public Records Act the agency must answer a request within 7 business days, and it may charge copying at 5 cents a page for letter size. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at middlesexcountynj.gov/find-programs-and-resources/file/an-opra-request (page title: Request for Open Public Records Act (OPRA) Documents | Middlesex County NJ).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Prosecutor handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Carteret?
From the agency that took it. The Carteret police department's page is at carteret.net/police-department, phone (732) 541-4181; the sheriff's reports come from the Middlesex County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Carteret have to answer?
Under the Open Public Records Act, within 7 business days. It may charge copying at 5 cents a page for letter size.
Who has a crash report from a state highway in Carteret?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Middlesex County State Police in Middlesex County.
How do I get a report from the Middlesex County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Open Public Records Act the answer is due within 7 business days.
Is this the official Carteret website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.