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 October 1, 2026.
Hudson County, New Jersey, has about 736,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Hudson County depends on where the incident happened: the Hudson 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: Hudson County public records, Hudson County arrest records, Hudson County warrants, Hudson County inmate search, Hudson County criminal records, New Jersey arrest records and New Jersey inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Hudson 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 Hudson County that is the Hudson 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 Hudson County State Police in Hudson County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries Stevens Institute of Technology (campus police) and Prosecutor in Hudson County (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Hudson County Sheriff's Office
The Hudson County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,375 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at ea.pennds.org/hudson-county-correctional-center-inmate-lookup-every... (page title: Hudson County Correctional Center Inmate Lookup: Everything You Need to Know | pennds.org), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 1, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Hudson County
The ten cities the FBI lists in Hudson County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Jersey City: 1,487 violent and 5,589 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,498 arrests reported for 2025.
- Bayonne: 207 violent and 909 property crimes reported for 2025; 935 arrests reported for 2025. The Bayonne police records page is at bayonnepd.org/opra-requests, phone 201-858-6900 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Union City: 165 violent and 933 property crimes reported for 2025; 688 arrests reported for 2025. The Union City police records page is at unioncitypd.org/faq_category/bureau-of-criminal-identification-records, phone (201) 348-5795 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Hoboken: 117 violent and 821 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,041 arrests reported for 2025. The Hoboken police records page is at hobokenpdnj.gov/records (verified September 25, 2026).
- West New York: 125 violent and 665 property crimes reported for 2025; 573 arrests reported for 2025. The West New York police records page is at westnewyorknj.org/departments/wny-police-department/police-reports, phone 201-295-5022 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Kearny: 90 violent and 1,059 property crimes reported for 2025; 942 arrests reported for 2025. The Kearny police department's page is at kearnynj.org/police-department, phone 201-998-1313 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Secaucus: 24 violent and 547 property crimes reported for 2025; 569 arrests reported for 2025. The Secaucus police records page is at secaucuspolice.org/divisions/records, phone (201) 330-2060 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Harrison: 49 violent and 299 property crimes reported for 2025; 876 arrests reported for 2025.
- Guttenberg: 17 violent and 101 property crimes reported for 2025; 267 arrests reported for 2025.
- East Newark: 5 violent and 22 property crimes reported for 2025; 47 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: Hudson County in 2025
The 13 agencies in Hudson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,386 violent and 11,575 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 13 agencies in Hudson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 10,411 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Hudson County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Hudson 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 Hudson 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 Hudson County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Hudson County State Police in Hudson County.
How do I get a report from the Hudson 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 Hudson 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.