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 October 2, 2026.
Somerset County, New Jersey, has about 357,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Somerset County depends on where the incident happened: the Somerset 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: Somerset County public records, Somerset County arrest records, Somerset County warrants, Somerset County inmate search, Somerset County criminal records, New Jersey arrest records and New Jersey inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Somerset 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 Somerset County that is the Somerset 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 Somerset County State Police in Somerset 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 Somerset County (other agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Somerset County Sheriff's Office
The Somerset County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 212 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at somersetcountysheriff.com (page title: Somerset County Jail Roster Lookup, PA, Inmate Search), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Reports from the City Agencies in Somerset County
The ten cities the FBI lists in Somerset County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- North Plainfield: 30 violent and 281 property crimes reported for 2025; 274 arrests reported for 2025.
- Somerville: 19 violent and 94 property crimes reported for 2025; 103 arrests reported for 2025. The Somerville police records page is at somervillenj.org/motor-vehicle-accident-and-police-reports, phone (908) 725-0331 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Bound Brook: 16 violent and 117 property crimes reported for 2025; 257 arrests reported for 2025. The Bound Brook police records page is at boundbrook-nj.org/2016/12/30/police-records-information, phone 732-356-0800 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Manville: 8 violent and 68 property crimes reported for 2025; 90 arrests reported for 2025. The Manville police records page is at manvillepd.org/divisions/records, phone 908-725-1900 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Raritan: 10 violent and 57 property crimes reported for 2025; 97 arrests reported for 2025.
- Bernardsville: 0 violent and 23 property crimes reported for 2025; 36 arrests reported for 2025. The Bernardsville police department's page is at bernardsville.gov/departments/police, phone 908-766-3000 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Watchung: 4 violent and 245 property crimes reported for 2025; 210 arrests reported for 2025.
- South Bound Brook: 2 violent and 57 property crimes reported for 2025; 34 arrests reported for 2025.
- Peapack and Gladstone: 2 violent and 12 property crimes reported for 2025; 15 arrests reported for 2025.
- Far Hills: 94 arrests reported for 2020.
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: Somerset County in 2025
The 18 agencies in Somerset County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 195 violent and 1,747 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 18 agencies in Somerset County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,566 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 somersetcountynj.gov/about/open-public-records-act/request-for-publ... (page title: Request for Public Records | Somerset County).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Prosecutor, (908) 575-3300, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Somerset County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Somerset 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 Somerset 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 Somerset County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Somerset County State Police in Somerset County.
How do I get a report from the Somerset 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 Somerset 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.