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 October 1, 2026.
Kearny, New Jersey, in Hudson County, has about 41,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Kearny 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Kearny
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
Inside Kearny that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Kearny Police Department); outside it, the Hudson County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also places the Hudson County State Police in Hudson County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries Stevens Institute of Technology (campus police) and Prosecutor in Hudson County (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Kearny Police
For Kearny, SearchSystems opened and checked the Kearny police department's page at kearnynj.org/police-department (page title: Police Department), phone 201-998-1313, 237 Laurel Avenue Kearny, NJ 07032, Monday-Friday from 8am-4pm., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for Kearny had 90 violent and 1,059 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 942 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Hudson County Sheriff's Office
The Hudson County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,375 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at ea.pennds.org/hudson-county-correctional-center-inmate-lookup-every... (page title: Hudson County Correctional Center Inmate Lookup: Everything You Need to Know | pennds.org), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 1, 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Kearny?
From the agency that took it. The Kearny police department's page is at kearnynj.org/police-department, phone 201-998-1313; the sheriff's reports come from the Hudson County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Kearny 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 Kearny?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Hudson County State Police in Hudson County.
How do I get a report from the Hudson 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 Kearny 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.