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 on September 23, 2026.
Burlington County, New Jersey, has about 476,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Burlington County depends on where the incident happened: the Burlington 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: Burlington County public records, Burlington County arrest records, Burlington County warrants, Burlington County inmate search, Burlington County property records, New Jersey arrest records and New Jersey inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Burlington 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 Burlington County that is the Burlington 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 Burlington County State Police in Burlington County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries the Burlington County Bridge Commission and Prosecutor in Burlington County (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Burlington County Sheriff's Office
The Burlington County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,470 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at burlingtoncountynj.gov/893/Sheriffs-Services (page title: Sheriff's Services | Burlington County, NJ), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Burlington County
The 11 cities the FBI lists in Burlington County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Burlington: 45 violent and 178 property crimes reported for 2025; 356 arrests reported for 2025.
- Burlington (township): 39 violent and 270 property crimes reported for 2025; 555 arrests reported for 2025.
- Palmyra: 21 violent and 107 property crimes reported for 2025; 113 arrests reported for 2025.
- Medford Lakes: 0 violent and 15 property crimes reported for 2025; 11 arrests reported for 2025.
- Bordentown: 1 violent and 25 property crimes reported for 2025; 53 arrests reported for 2025.
- Bordentown (township): 15 violent and 91 property crimes reported for 2025; 163 arrests reported for 2025.
- Riverton: 2 violent and 56 property crimes reported for 2025; 147 arrests reported for 2025.
- Beverly: 3 violent and 39 property crimes reported for 2025; 56 arrests reported for 2025.
- Pemberton: 3 violent and 11 property crimes reported for 2025; 139 arrests reported for 2020.
- Pemberton (township): 87 violent and 259 property crimes reported for 2025; 798 arrests reported for 2025.
- Fieldsboro: 7 arrests reported for 2020.
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.
How Many Reports: Burlington County in 2025
The 30 agencies in Burlington County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 802 violent and 5,173 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 29 agencies in Burlington County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 7,383 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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 burlingtoncountynj.gov/533/OPRA-Requests (page title: OPRA Requests | Burlington County, NJ).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Prosecutor, (609) 909-7860, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Burlington County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Burlington 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 Burlington 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 Burlington County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Burlington County State Police in Burlington County.
How do I get a report from the Burlington 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 Burlington 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.