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). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Hunterdon County depends on where the incident happened: the Hunterdon 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: Hunterdon County public records, Hunterdon County arrest records, Hunterdon County warrants, Hunterdon County criminal records, Hunterdon County court records, New Jersey arrest records and New Jersey inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Hunterdon 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 Hunterdon County that is the Hunterdon 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 Hunterdon County State Police in Hunterdon County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries Prosecutor in Hunterdon County (other agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Hunterdon County Sheriff's Office
The Hunterdon County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 76 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Hunterdon County
The eight cities the FBI lists in Hunterdon County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Flemington: 15 violent and 123 property crimes reported for 2025; 151 arrests reported for 2025.
- Lambertville: 2 violent and 20 property crimes reported for 2025; 31 arrests reported for 2025.
- High Bridge: 2 violent and 18 property crimes reported for 2025; 12 arrests reported for 2025.
- Clinton: 33 arrests reported for 2024.
- Clinton (township): 6 violent and 26 property crimes reported for 2025; 159 arrests reported for 2025.
- Lebanon: 1 violent and 26 property crimes reported for 2025; 26 arrests reported for 2025.
- Frenchtown: 0 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2025; 6 arrests reported for 2025.
- Califon: 6 arrests reported for 2023.
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: 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, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 14 agencies in Hunterdon County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 955 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 co.hunterdon.nj.us/344/Public-Information-Open-Public-Records-A (page title: Public Information & Open Public Records Act (OPRA) | Hunterdon County, NJ).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Hunterdon County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Hunterdon 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 Hunterdon 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 Hunterdon County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Hunterdon County State Police in Hunterdon County.
How do I get a report from the Hunterdon 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 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.