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 26, 2026.
Paulsboro, New Jersey, in Gloucester County, has about 6,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Paulsboro 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: Paulsboro public records, Gloucester County police reports, Paulsboro arrest records, Paulsboro warrants, Paulsboro criminal records, Paulsboro court records, New Jersey arrest records and New Jersey inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Paulsboro
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 Paulsboro that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Paulsboro Police Department); outside it, the Gloucester County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also places the Gloucester County State Police in Gloucester County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries Rowan University (campus police) and Prosecutor in Gloucester County (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Paulsboro Police
For Paulsboro, SearchSystems opened and checked the Paulsboro police department's page at paulsboronj.org/departments/police-department (page title: Police Department | Borough of Paulsboro), phone 856-423-1100, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Paulsboro had 28 violent and 116 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 327 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Gloucester County Sheriff's Office
The Gloucester County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 607 arrests for 2020.
Its reports come from its records unit.
What the Open Public Records Act Requires
The Open Public Records Act sets the rules: an answer within 7 business days, at a charge of copying at 5 cents a page for letter size, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at gloucestercountynj.gov/1155/OPRA-REQUEST-INFORMATION (page title: OPRA REQUEST INFORMATION | Gloucester County, NJ).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Prosecutor, 856-384-5500, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Paulsboro?
From the agency that took it. The Paulsboro police department's page is at paulsboronj.org/departments/police-department, phone 856-423-1100; the sheriff's reports come from the Gloucester County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Paulsboro 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 Paulsboro?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Gloucester County State Police in Gloucester County.
How do I get a report from the Gloucester 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 Paulsboro 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.