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.
South Amboy, New Jersey, in Middlesex County, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from South Amboy 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: South Amboy public records, Middlesex County police reports, South Amboy arrest records, South Amboy warrants, South Amboy inmate search, South Amboy property records, New Jersey arrest records and New Jersey inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from South Amboy
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 South Amboy that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as South Amboy 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 South Amboy Police
For South Amboy, SearchSystems opened and checked the South Amboy police department's page at southamboynj.gov/departments/police (page title: The Official Website of The City of South Amboy, NJ | Police), phone 732-745-3300, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 am until 4 pm., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for South Amboy had 14 violent and 105 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 125 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 South Amboy?
From the agency that took it. The South Amboy police department's page is at southamboynj.gov/departments/police, phone 732-745-3300; the sheriff's reports come from the Middlesex County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in South Amboy 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 South Amboy?
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 South Amboy 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.