Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Ventnor City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, with about 9,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps police reports, council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Ventnor City offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 2 city office pages for Ventnor City, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where Ventnor City records are kept
- Kept by the City of Ventnor City: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Atlantic County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not city records; they are in the Atlantic County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Ventnor City police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Ventnor City police are requested from the department's records unit, usually in writing or through an online form. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted, and some states limit crash reports to the people involved and their insurers. The page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Ventnor City police records.
- Website: ventnorcity.org/departments/Police/records-bureau (page title: Welcome to Ventnor City, New Jersey | Records Bureau)
- Phone: 609-823-7980
- Address: 911 Location 6201 Atlantic Ave. Ventnor City, NJ 08406
- Hours: Monday thru Friday 08:30 am to 4:00 pm.
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the city police. They are in the Atlantic County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Ventnor City City Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the city's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The city's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: ventnorcity.org/maps/location/VentnorCityHall (page title: Welcome to Ventnor City, New Jersey | Ventnor City Hall)
- Phone: 609-823-7900
- Address: 6201 Atlantic Ave Ventnor City, NJ 08406
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Ventnor City
New Jersey public records law applies to the city government of Ventnor City. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
Other cities and towns in Atlantic County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Atlantic County. The Atlantic County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Ventnor City Arrest Records
The Ventnor City arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Ventnor City's arrests to the FBI and the 281 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Ventnor City is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Ventnor City Records Guides
SearchSystems has eight more guides to Ventnor City, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Ventnor City warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Ventnor City inmate search (the jail page of the Atlantic County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Ventnor City criminal records (the court file, the New Jersey criminal history and the local arrest records), Ventnor City court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Ventnor City police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Open Public Records Act requires), Ventnor City traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Ventnor City DUI (the DWI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case) and Ventnor City property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Ventnor City website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Ventnor City offices listed above, and the city's own website is ventnorcity.org; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Ventnor City?
Request it from the Ventnor City police records unit at ventnorcity.org, phone 609-823-7980. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Ventnor City?
Ventnor City cases are heard by the courts that serve Atlantic County, and people arrested in Ventnor City are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Atlantic County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Ventnor City?
From the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. New Jersey public records law applies to city governments.