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.
Essex County, New Jersey, has about 882,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Essex County depends on where the incident happened: the Essex 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: Essex County public records, Essex County arrest records, Essex County warrants, Essex County inmate search, Essex County criminal records, New Jersey arrest records and New Jersey inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Essex County
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.
In Essex County that is the Essex 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 Essex County State Police in Essex County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's agency list also places four campus police departments and one other agency in Essex County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Essex County Sheriff's Office
The Essex County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 38 violent and 71 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 2,847 arrests for 2020.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at essexdoc.com/inmate-info (page title: Inmate Info | Department of Correction), 354 Doremus Avenue Newark, NJ 07105, Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 3:00 pm., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Essex County
The seven cities the FBI lists in Essex County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Newark: 1,646 violent and 5,699 property crimes reported for 2025; 6,842 arrests reported for 2025.
- East Orange: 308 violent and 1,402 property crimes reported for 2025; 867 arrests reported for 2025. The East Orange police department's page is at eastorange-nj.gov/162/Police-Department, phone 973-266-5041 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Caldwell: 2 violent and 43 property crimes reported for 2025; 22 arrests reported for 2025. The Caldwell police department's page is at caldwell-nj.com/index.asp, phone (973) 226-6100 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Glen Ridge: 6 violent and 79 property crimes reported for 2025; 65 arrests reported for 2025.
- North Caldwell: 2 violent and 10 property crimes reported for 2025; 8 arrests reported for 2025. The North Caldwell police records page is at northcaldwell.org/1270/Policies-Reports-PD (verified September 26, 2026).
- Roseland: 19 arrests reported for 2024. The Roseland police department's page is at roselandnj.org/208/Police-Department, phone 973-403-6041 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Essex Fells: 0 violent and 31 property crimes reported for 2025; 33 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.
How Many Reports: Essex County in 2025
The 20 agencies in Essex County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,696 violent and 13,248 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 21 agencies in Essex County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 11,312 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 njecpo.org/resources-group/f-a-q-open-public-records-act (page title: Open Public Records Act | Essex County Prosecutor's Office).
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 Essex County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Essex 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 Essex 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 Essex County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Essex County State Police in Essex County.
How do I get a report from the Essex 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 Essex 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.