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.
Middlesex County, New Jersey, has about 890,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Middlesex County depends on where the incident happened: the Middlesex 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: Middlesex County public records, Middlesex County arrest records, Middlesex County warrants, Middlesex County inmate search, Middlesex County property records, New Jersey arrest records and New Jersey inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Middlesex 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 Middlesex County that is the Middlesex 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 Middlesex County State Police in Middlesex County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries Middlesex County College and Rutgers University at New Brunswick (campus police) and Prosecutor in Middlesex County (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Middlesex County Sheriff's Office
The Middlesex County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 706 arrests for 2023.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at middlesexcountynj.gov/government/departments/department-of-public-s... (page title: Inmate Lookup | Middlesex County NJ), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Middlesex County
The 15 cities the FBI lists in Middlesex County with a reporting agency of their own, the largest twelve first, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- New Brunswick: 292 violent and 1,055 property crimes reported for 2025; 961 arrests reported for 2025.
- Perth Amboy: 1,548 arrests reported for 2024. The Perth Amboy police records page is at perthamboynj.org/government/departments/police_department/records_a..., phone 732-324-3840 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Sayreville: 68 violent and 431 property crimes reported for 2025; 223 arrests reported for 2025.
- Carteret: 53 violent and 210 property crimes reported for 2025; 540 arrests reported for 2025. The Carteret police department's page is at carteret.net/police-department, phone (732) 541-4181 (verified September 25, 2026).
- South Plainfield: 34 violent and 510 property crimes reported for 2025; 298 arrests reported for 2025. The South Plainfield police records page is at southplainfieldnj.com/spnj/Police/Records, phone (908) 226-7670 (verified September 26, 2026).
- South River: 19 violent and 80 property crimes reported for 2025; 126 arrests reported for 2025.
- Metuchen: 15 violent and 129 property crimes reported for 2025; 101 arrests reported for 2025.
- Highland Park: 16 violent and 118 property crimes reported for 2025; 77 arrests reported for 2025.
- Middlesex: 8 violent and 81 property crimes reported for 2025; 145 arrests reported for 2025.
- South Amboy: 14 violent and 105 property crimes reported for 2025; 125 arrests reported for 2025. The South Amboy police department's page is at southamboynj.gov/departments/police, phone 732-745-3300 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Dunellen: 7 violent and 51 property crimes reported for 2025; 124 arrests reported for 2025. The Dunellen police department's page is at dunellen-nj.gov/departments/police/index.php (verified September 26, 2026).
- Spotswood: 10 violent and 24 property crimes reported for 2025; 79 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.
The rest: Milltown, Jamesburg and Helmetta.
How Many Reports: Middlesex County in 2025
The 22 agencies in Middlesex County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,099 violent and 7,478 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 21 agencies in Middlesex County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 7,840 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 middlesexcountynj.gov/find-programs-and-resources/file/an-opra-request (page title: Request for Open Public Records Act (OPRA) Documents | Middlesex County NJ).
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 Middlesex County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Middlesex 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 Middlesex 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 Middlesex County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Middlesex County State Police in Middlesex County.
How do I get a report from the Middlesex 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 Middlesex 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.