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.
Hunterdon County, New Jersey, has about 132,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). In New Jersey the public criminal record is the court file, kept by the Superior Court Clerk and the County Clerk; the statewide criminal history kept by the New Jersey State Police is released only to its subject and to the employers and agencies the law allows. This guide says where each record of a criminal case from Hunterdon County is kept and how it is seen.
This guide covers the court file, the statewide record, local arrest records, the crimes behind the records, sex offender registry, records requests, directory links and common questions.
Related guides: Hunterdon County public records, Hunterdon County arrest records, Hunterdon County warrants, Hunterdon County court records, Hunterdon County police reports, New Jersey arrest records and New Jersey inmate search.
Criminal Cases in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Hunterdon County
A criminal case from Hunterdon County is filed in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Hunterdon County, and the court file, kept by the Superior Court Clerk and the County Clerk, is the record of it that the public may see.
For Hunterdon County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at co.hunterdon.nj.us/239/Court-Records (page title: Court Records | Hunterdon County, NJ), phone 908-824-9750, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, New Jersey Courts Public Access is the Judiciary's free online case search for civil and criminal cases.
The New Jersey Criminal History and Your Own Copy
New Jersey does not let the public search another person's statewide criminal history. The record kept by the New Jersey State Police goes to the person it belongs to and to employers and agencies the law authorizes; for everyone else the court file in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Hunterdon County is the public record.
To see your own record, the route is a fingerprint-based request to the State Police. The state page SearchSystems verified for it is at njsp.njoag.gov/criminal-history-records.
Arrest Records Kept Locally in Hunterdon County
The Hunterdon County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Flemington, Lambertville, High Bridge, Clinton, Clinton (township), Lebanon and two more cities keep the arrest records in Hunterdon County: the report and the booking record of each arrest stay with the agency that made it, separate from the court file and from the state repository.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Hunterdon County: Prosecutor in Hunterdon County (other agency); the Hunterdon County State Police (state police); each keeps the records of its own arrests.
Together, the 14 agencies in Hunterdon County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 955 arrests to the FBI that year; how each case ended is in the court file, not in the arresting agency's.
The agencies and their counts, year by year, are in Hunterdon County arrest records.
The Crimes Behind the Records: Hunterdon County in 2025
The 13 agencies in Hunterdon County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 35 violent and 293 property crimes to the FBI that year; the 12 of them with both 2025 and 2024 complete reported 325 crimes in 2025 against 385 in 2024. Each reported crime is a report on file with the agency that took it, and each arrest that follows is the start of a criminal record.
The full crime section, agency by agency, is on the Hunterdon County public records guide.
The Sex Offender Registry for Hunterdon County
Registered sex offenders living in Hunterdon County are listed on the New Jersey Sex Offender Internet Registry, run by the New Jersey State Police at njsp.njoag.gov/nj-sex-offender-registry. Tier 2 and Tier 3 offenders are listed online, unless a court excludes them.
Registration itself is done in person with the local agency where the registrant lives: the sheriff's office, or the city police in a city with its own department.
Asking an Agency in Hunterdon County for a Record
An arrest report, a booking record or a local criminal history letter comes from the agency that holds it, not from the court.
Under the Open Public Records Act a county office must answer a request within 7 business days, and it may charge copying at 5 cents a page for letter size. The county records request page SearchSystems verified is at co.hunterdon.nj.us/344/Public-Information-Open-Public-Records-A (page title: Public Information & Open Public Records Act (OPRA) | Hunterdon County, NJ).
More Official Criminal Records Pages for Hunterdon County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Hunterdon County and New Jersey. These criminal records pages from its Hunterdon County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- HCSO Wanted Persons List (co.hunterdon.nj.us)
Frequently Asked Questions
Are criminal records public in Hunterdon County?
The court files of criminal cases in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Hunterdon County are public and can be looked up through the court. The statewide criminal history kept by the New Jersey State Police is not public; you can get your own. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the Open Public Records Act.
Can I search Hunterdon County criminal cases online?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at co.hunterdon.nj.us/239/Court-Records (page title: Court Records | Hunterdon County, NJ). Statewide, New Jersey Courts Public Access is the Judiciary's free online case search for civil and criminal cases.
How do I get my own New Jersey criminal history?
Through a fingerprint-based request to the State Police.
Is this the official Hunterdon 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.