SearchSystems Editorial

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.

About this guide

Morris County, New Jersey, has about 523,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Morris County depends on where the incident happened: the Morris 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: Morris County public records, Morris County arrest records, Morris County warrants, Morris County inmate search, Morris County criminal records, New Jersey arrest records and New Jersey inmate search.

Which Agency Holds a Report from Morris 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 Morris County that is the Morris 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 Morris County State Police in Morris 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 Morris County and the Morris County Park Police (other agency), each with a records office of its own.

Reports from the Morris County Sheriff's Office

The Morris County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 223 arrests for 2025.

Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 973-631-5412. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at morriscountynj.gov/Departments/Jail (page title: Jail | Morris County, NJ), phone 973-631-5412, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.

Reports from the City Agencies in Morris County

The 24 cities the FBI lists in Morris 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:

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: Wharton, Rockaway, Rockaway (township), Morris Plains, Mount Arlington, Mendham, Mendham (township), Mountain Lakes, Riverdale, Netcong, Chester and Chester (township).

How Many Reports: Morris County in 2025

The 33 agencies in Morris County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 138 violent and 2,242 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.

Together, the 36 agencies in Morris County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,472 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 morriscountynj.gov/Government/Open-Government/County-Open-Public-Re... (page title: Open Public Records Request (OPRA) | Morris County, NJ).

A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Prosecutor, (973) 285-6200, handles discovery for pending cases.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I get a police report in Morris County?

From the agency whose officer took it: the Morris 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 Morris 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 Morris County?

The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Morris County State Police in Morris County.

How do I get a report from the Morris County Sheriff's Office?

From its records unit, reached through the office at 973-631-5412. Under the Open Public Records Act the answer is due within 7 business days.

Is this the official Morris 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.