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.
Sussex County, New Jersey, has about 147,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Sussex County depends on where the incident happened: the Sussex 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: Sussex County public records, Sussex County arrest records, Sussex County warrants, Sussex County inmate search, Sussex County property records, New Jersey arrest records and New Jersey inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Sussex 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 Sussex County that is the Sussex 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 Sussex County State Police in Sussex 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 Sussex County (other agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Sussex County Sheriff's Office
The Sussex County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 246 arrests for 2020.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 973-579-0850. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at sussex.nj.us/161/Sussex-County-Sheriffs-Office (page title: Sussex County Sheriff's Office | Sussex County, NJ), phone 973-579-0850, 39 High Street Newton, NJ 07860, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Sussex County
The seven cities the FBI lists in Sussex County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Hopatcong: 14 violent and 31 property crimes reported for 2025; 140 arrests reported for 2025. The Hopatcong police records page is at hopatcongpolice.org/opra-requests, phone (973) 398-5000 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Newton: 10 violent and 76 property crimes reported for 2025; 301 arrests reported for 2025.
- Franklin: 0 violent and 19 property crimes reported for 2025; 68 arrests reported for 2025. The Franklin police records page is at franklintwpnj.org/departments/police-department/professional-servic..., phone 732-873-5533 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Stanhope: 2 violent and 12 property crimes reported for 2025; 23 arrests reported for 2025.
- Hamburg: 6 violent and 13 property crimes reported for 2025; 40 arrests reported for 2025.
- Ogdensburg: 3 arrests reported for 2024.
- Andover: 1 violent and 21 property crimes reported for 2025; 40 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: Sussex County in 2025
The 11 agencies in Sussex County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 51 violent and 289 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the nine agencies in Sussex County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 870 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 handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Sussex County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Sussex 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 Sussex 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 Sussex County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Sussex County State Police in Sussex County.
How do I get a report from the Sussex County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 973-579-0850. Under the Open Public Records Act the answer is due within 7 business days.
Is this the official Sussex 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.