Hudson County
In Jersey City, in Hudson County, the Division of Police takes crash reports on city streets. First get checked by a doctor, then write down the officer's name, the case number, and the other driver's insurance and plate. Photos of both cars, the street signs and the light help later. A free case check organizes it all for a licensed attorney to review.
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Where this comes from
We checked these original sources on September 5, 2026. Each link opens the source so you can read it for yourself.
Original links
State Police and Turnpike Authority crash report requests
Accident report request
State Police Troop D road stations
Jersey City Division of Police
Jersey City city directory
Jersey City Office of the City Clerk
Jersey City Division of Police and the Office of the City Clerk
Jersey City police work out of Two Jackson Square on Martin Luther King Drive, with four district stations. Written records requests go to the City Clerk on Grove Street. Toll road crashes are State Police work.
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The Jersey City Division of Police posts a non emergency number and its headquarters at Two Jackson Square on Martin Luther King Drive. Ask which district covered your crash and what the department needs before you request a copy of the report.
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The police page points to the city's open public records process, which the Office of the City Clerk runs. The city directory lists that office on Grove Street with weekday hours, and lists the police department at a separate address across town.
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The City Clerk runs Jersey City's open public records requests, and the office is open by appointment only. The city says it does not accept a records request sent by fax or email, so use the official online portal the clerk links.
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If the State Police wrote your report because the crash was on the Turnpike or the Garden State Parkway, order it on the State Police request site and pick the toll road report type. That site keeps reports only for a set period, so ask early.
New Jersey State PoliceAgencies change their forms, portals and fees. Open the linked page before you pay for anything, and keep a copy of every request you send.
Federal fatal-crash counts, 2022 to 2024
That is 3.1% of every fatal crash the federal file records in the state over the same three years.
These are crashes in which at least one person died within 30 days, as counted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. They are not a count of all crashes, injuries, insurance claims or lawsuits, and most crashes are not in this file at all.
The counts are not adjusted for population, road miles or how much people drive, so they cannot say one place is more dangerous than another. A crash appearing here does not show who was at fault, whether anyone was insured or whether anyone has a claim.
Questions
Start with the Division of Police non emergency line and ask which district handled the crash. Written records requests in Jersey City go to the Office of the City Clerk, which the city directory lists on Grove Street with weekday hours. Have the date, the street and the case number ready.
You can file the records request online. Jersey City says it does not accept an open public records request by fax or email, and the City Clerk's office is open by appointment only, so the official online portal is the way in. Ask the Division of Police which district handled the crash first.
The State Police. Troop D patrols both toll roads from its own stations, and those crash reports are ordered as a toll road type on the State Police request site. The toll road agency also lists a crash hotline and a mailed paper copy option.
Have the date and time, the street or corner, the names on the licenses, the plate numbers and the case number the officer gave you. Ask the Division of Police which district covered the crash, since headquarters and the district stations are not the same address.
A quick reality check
This page cannot decide fault, medical cause, insurance coverage, legal deadlines, case value or whether you have a claim. Those questions depend on the complete facts, records, state law and a licensed attorney's review.
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