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 30, 2026.
Atlantic County, New Jersey, has about 279,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Atlantic County depends on where the incident happened: the Atlantic County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. 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 sheriff's reports, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Atlantic County public records, Atlantic County arrest records, Atlantic County warrants, Atlantic County inmate search, Atlantic County criminal records, New Jersey arrest records and New Jersey inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Atlantic County
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.
In Atlantic County that is the Atlantic County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.
The FBI's list also places the Atlantic County State Police in Atlantic County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries Stockton University (campus police) and Prosecutor in Atlantic County (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Atlantic County Sheriff's Office
The Atlantic County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 764 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at atlanticcountynj.gov/government/county-government/atlantic-county-s... (page title: Atlantic County Sheriff's Office | Atlantic County, NJ), 1333 Atlantic Avenue Atlantic City, NJ 08401, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Atlantic County
The 13 cities the FBI lists in Atlantic County with a reporting agency of their own, the largest twelve first, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Atlantic City: 593 violent and 2,341 property crimes reported for 2025; 4,348 arrests reported for 2025. The Atlantic City police department's page is at acnj.gov/pages/acpd-support-services, phone 609-347-6426 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Pleasantville: 62 violent and 293 property crimes reported for 2025; 278 arrests reported for 2025. The Pleasantville police records page is at pleasantvillepd.org/index.php/divisions/administration/records, phone (609) 641-6100 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Hammonton: 26 violent and 114 property crimes reported for 2025; 443 arrests reported for 2025. The Hammonton police department's page is at townofhammonton.org/police, phone 609-567-4300 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Somers Point: 24 violent and 203 property crimes reported for 2025; 175 arrests reported for 2025. The Somers Point police records page is at somerspointgov.org/police/records.asp, phone 609-927-9088 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Ventnor City: 13 violent and 286 property crimes reported for 2025; 281 arrests reported for 2025. The Ventnor City police records page is at ventnorcity.org/departments/Police/records-bureau, phone 609-823-7980 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Absecon: 24 violent and 203 property crimes reported for 2025; 223 arrests reported for 2025.
- Northfield: 5 violent and 93 property crimes reported for 2025; 161 arrests reported for 2025.
- Brigantine: 5 violent and 76 property crimes reported for 2025; 146 arrests reported for 2025. The Brigantine police records page is at brigantinepolice.org/records (verified September 26, 2026).
- Linwood: 4 violent and 54 property crimes reported for 2025; 36 arrests reported for 2025.
- Margate City: 84 arrests reported for 2023.
- Buena.
- Egg Harbor City: 9 violent and 58 property crimes reported for 2025; 97 arrests reported for 2025.
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
The rest: Longport.
How Many Reports: Atlantic County in 2025
The 15 agencies in Atlantic County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 962 violent and 5,610 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 14 agencies in Atlantic County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 8,584 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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 atlanticcountynj.gov/government/county-departments/department-of-la... (page title: Open Public Records Act (OPRA) | Atlantic County, NJ).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Prosecutor, (609) 909-7800, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Atlantic County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Atlantic County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Open Public Records Act the answer is due within 7 business days.
How long does an agency in Atlantic County 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 Atlantic County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Atlantic County State Police in Atlantic County.
How do I get a report from the Atlantic 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 Atlantic County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.