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 September 30, 2026.
Passaic County, New Jersey, has about 527,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Passaic County depends on where the incident happened: the Passaic 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: Passaic County public records, Passaic County arrest records, Passaic County warrants, Passaic County inmate search, Passaic County criminal records, New Jersey arrest records and New Jersey inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Passaic 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 Passaic County that is the Passaic 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 Passaic County State Police in Passaic County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries William Paterson University (campus police) and Prosecutor in Passaic County (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Passaic County Sheriff's Office
The Passaic County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 5 violent and 19 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,005 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 973-881-4200. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at pcsheriff.org/corrections/inmate_search/index.php (page title: Passaic County Sheriff), phone 973-881-4200, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Passaic County
The 13 cities the FBI lists in Passaic 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:
- Paterson: 1,396 violent and 3,876 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,251 arrests reported for 2025.
- Clifton: 150 violent and 1,766 property crimes reported for 2025; 870 arrests reported for 2025. The Clifton police department's page is at cliftonpolice.org/FAQ.html, phone 973-470-5877 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Passaic: 414 violent and 1,301 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,330 arrests reported for 2025.
- Hawthorne: 2 violent and 115 property crimes reported for 2025; 176 arrests reported for 2025. The Hawthorne police records page is at hawthornenj.org/399/Police-Report-Request, phone 973-427-1800 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Woodland Park: 6 violent and 108 property crimes reported for 2025; 63 arrests reported for 2025.
- Ringwood: 5 violent and 23 property crimes reported for 2025; 44 arrests reported for 2025.
- Wanaque: 8 violent and 12 property crimes reported for 2025; 100 arrests reported for 2025. The Wanaque police department's page is at wanaqueborough.com/police, phone 973-839-3000 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Pompton Lakes: 9 violent and 46 property crimes reported for 2025; 66 arrests reported for 2025.
- Totowa: 10 violent and 200 property crimes reported for 2025; 97 arrests reported for 2025. The Totowa police department's page is at totowanj.org/police, phone (973) 790-3700 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Haledon: 12 violent and 118 property crimes reported for 2025; 195 arrests reported for 2025.
- North Haledon: 3 violent and 41 property crimes reported for 2025; 12 arrests reported for 2025.
- Bloomingdale: 4 violent and 12 property crimes reported for 2025; 99 arrests reported for 2025. The Bloomingdale police records page is at bloomingdalepolice.com/records, phone (973) 838-0158 (verified October 1, 2026).
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: Prospect Park.
How Many Reports: Passaic County in 2025
The 17 agencies in Passaic County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,109 violent and 8,805 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 17 agencies in Passaic County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 7,540 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Prosecutor, 609-292-4791, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Passaic County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Passaic 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 Passaic 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 Passaic County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Passaic County State Police in Passaic County.
How do I get a report from the Passaic County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 973-881-4200. Under the Open Public Records Act the answer is due within 7 business days.
Is this the official Passaic 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.