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.
Salem County, New Jersey, has about 66,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Salem County depends on where the incident happened: the Salem 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: Salem County public records, Salem County arrest records, Salem County warrants, Salem County inmate search, Salem County criminal records, New Jersey arrest records and New Jersey inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Salem 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 Salem County that is the Salem 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 Salem County State Police in Salem 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 Salem County (other agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Salem County Sheriff's Office
The Salem County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 1 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 150 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (856) 935-7510. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at salemcountysheriff.com/corrections (page title: Corrections Home | Salem County Sheriff's Office), phone (856) 935-7510, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Salem County
The four cities the FBI lists in Salem County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Salem: 34 violent and 105 property crimes reported for 2025; 206 arrests reported for 2025.
- Penns Grove: 88 arrests reported for 2024.
- Woodstown: 0 violent and 32 property crimes reported for 2025; 32 arrests reported for 2025.
- Elmer: 0 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2025; 5 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.
How Many Reports: Salem County in 2025
The seven agencies in Salem County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 77 violent and 474 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the seven agencies in Salem County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 811 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 salemcountynj.gov/government/opra-2 (page title: OPRA | Government Salem County, NJ).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Salem County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Salem 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 Salem 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 Salem County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Salem County State Police in Salem County.
How do I get a report from the Salem County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (856) 935-7510. Under the Open Public Records Act the answer is due within 7 business days.
Is this the official Salem 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.