Crime Numbers
The New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety provides crime data for all the counties in the state. Its most recent figures for Burlington County are for 2017. In that year, the county recorded 13 murders, 109 rapes, 179 robberies, and 369 aggravated assaults. Larceny-theft was the leading property crime with 4,799 incidents followed by 1,183 burglaries and 334 motor vehicle thefts.
Compared to the 2013 crime data for the county, murder (44.4%), rape (28.2%), aggravated assault (9.2%), and motor vehicle theft (7.1%) rates increased in 2017. On the other hand, the five-year crime trend for Burlington County indicates falling robbery (37%), burglary (34.5%), and larceny-theft (14.5%) rates.
Burlington County Criminal Records
The New Jersey State Police (NJSP) provides criminal history checks for all the counties in the state. It offers fingerprint-based background checks via IDEMIA, a third-party vendor that delivers regular and notarized criminal history reports. To request for a background check, you must submit a rolled fingerprint card. Start your request by downloading, printing, and completing a Universal Fingerprint Form A if you are looking for a regular report or a Universal Fingerprint Form B to obtain a notarized report.
Schedule an appointment with IDEMIA by phone through its toll-free line, (877) 503-5981. This line is available between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. from Monday through Friday and 8:00 a.m. and 12 noon on Saturday. You can also make an appointment online via www.bioapplicant.com/nj. Bring the completed fingerprint form to your appointment. The NJSP charges $40.66 for this service plus $10 for vendor fee and state tax.
Burlington County Police Reports
The various boroughs, cities, and towns of Burlington County have their own local police departments. These law enforcement agencies provide incident and accident reports for events that happened within their jurisdictions. Contact these police departments to obtain records of incidents and accidents that occurred there. For criminal justice reports kept by the Burlington County Sheriff's Office, come to 49 Rancocas Road, Room G4, Mount Holly, NJ. You can also call the Sheriff's Office at (609) 265-5127.
Burlington County Sex Offender
New Jersey's Megan's Law mandates individuals convicted of sex offenses to register with local law enforcement agencies. The State law empowers the NJSP to maintain a central database of all registered sex offenders in the state and make this registry available to the public. In fulfilling this mandate, the State Police makes the New Jersey Sex Offender Registry searchable online. Using this resource, residents of Burlington County can find all Tier 3 (most likely to reoffend) offenders and some Tier 2 (moderate risk) offenders residing, working, and attending school in the various municipalities of the county. You can search this registry by name, zip code, city, and street address.
Burlington County Inmate Records
The Burlington County Detention Center is the main correctional facility in the county. The county jail is located at 54 Grant Street, Mount Holly while its phone number is (609) 265-5979. The Burlington County Department of Corrections runs the county jail and publishes a regularly updated and searchable inmate roster. To conduct a Burlington County Inmate Search, inquirers will need to have the inmate’s full name, birth date or DOC number.
To fund an inmate's account, come to the kiosk in the Administration lobby on the first floor of the county jail. Alternatively, you can send a money order by mail to the county jail address.
There is also a Juvenile Detention Center in Burlington County. Its address is 620 Pemberton-Browns Mills Road, Pemberton, NJ. Its phone number is (609) 726-7160.
Court Records
Burlington County has one Superior Court, one Surrogate's Court, and 39 Municipal Courts. The Superior Court is the primary trial court and oversees the Municipal Courts. The Municipal Courts have limited juvenile jurisdiction and can only handle non-jury trials and cases punishable by up to 6 months of jail time. The Surrogate's Court has an even more limited jurisdiction. It handles Probate of Wills and Guardianship cases.
Below are the addresses and contact information of all the courts in Burlington County:
Burlington County Superior Court
49 Rancocas Road, Mt. Holly, NJ 08060
Phone: (609) 288-9500
Burlington County Surrogate's Office
50 Rancocas Road, P.O. Box 6000, Mount Holly, NJ 08060
Phone: (609) 265-5005
Fax: (609) 261-4511
Bass River Municipal Court
3 North Maple Avenue, P.O. Box 214, New Gretna, NJ 08224
Phone: (609) 296-1410
Fax: (609) 296-0193
Beverly City Municipal Court
446 Broad Street, Beverly, NJ 08010
Phone: (609) 747-4073
Fax: (609) 386-1351
Bordentown City Municipal Court
204 Washington Street, Fieldsboro, NJ 08505
Phone: (609) 298-1616
Fax: (609) 298-1218
Bordentown Township Municipal Court
1 Municipal Drive, Bordentown, NJ 08505
Phone: (609) 298-2802
Fax: (609) 291-9324
Burlington City Municipal Court
Township of Burlington Municipal Building
851 Old York Road, Burlington Township, NJ 08016
Phone: (609) 239-5825
Fax: (609) 239-2191
Burlington Township Municipal Court
851 Old York Road, Burlington, NJ 08016
Phone: (609) 239-5825
Fax: (609) 239-2191
Chesterfield Township Municipal Court
41 Schoolhouse Road, Jacobstown, NJ 08562
Phone: (609) 758-2522
Fax: (609) 758-6720
Cinnaminson Municipal Court
1621 Riverton Road, Cinnaminson, NJ 08077
Phone: (856) 829-4027
Fax: (856) 829-2893
Delanco Township Municipal Court
770 Coopertown Road, Delanco, NJ 08075
Phone: (856) 461-0561
Delran Municipal Court
900 Chester Avenue, Delran, NJ 08075
Phone: (856) 461-3888
Fax: (856) 461-7357
Eastampton Township Municipal Court
710 Rancocas Road, Westampton, NJ 08060
Phone: (609) 267-1895
Fax: (609) 267-1898
Edgewater Park Municipal Court
400 Delanco Road, Edgewater Park, NJ 08010
Phone: (609) 877-7645
Fax: (609) 877-0448
Evesham Township Municipal Court
984 Tuckerton Road, Marlton, NJ 08053
Phone: (856) 983-2929
Fax: (856) 985-6007
Fieldsboro Municipal Court
204 Washington Street, Fieldsboro, NJ 08505
Phone: (609) 298-1616
Fax: (609) 298-1218
Florence Township Municipal Court
711 Broad Street, Florence, NJ 08518
Phone: (609) 499-2222
Fax: (609) 499-1779
Hainesport Township Municipal Court
710 Rancocas Road, Westampton, NJ 08060
Phone: (609) 267-1895
Fax: (609) 267-1898
Lumberton Township Municipal Court
35 Municipal Drive, Lumberton, NJ 08048
Phone: (609) 267-3389
Fax: (609) 267-8066
Mansfield Township Municipal Court
3135 Route 206 South, Suite 2, Columbus, NJ 08022
Phone: (609) 298-0542 ext. 1023
Fax: (609) 298-3926
Maple Shade Township Municipal Court
200 Stiles Avenue, Maple Shade, NJ 08052
Phone: (856) 779-9610 ext. 167
Fax: (856) 779-6360
Medford Lakes Municipal Court
1 Cabin Circle Drive, Medford Lakes, NJ 08055
Phone: (609) 654-7589
Fax: (609) 654-7432
Medford Township Municipal Court
91 Union Street, Medford, NJ 08055
Phone: (609) 654-8813
Fax: (609) 654-6132
Moorestown Township Municipal Court
1245 North Church Street, Suite 4, Moorestown, NJ 08057
Phone: (856) 235-0922
Fax: (856) 914-3067
Mount Holly Township Municipal Court
23 Washington Street, Mount Holly, NJ 08060
Phone: (609) 845-1120
Fax: (609) 267-1805
Mount Laurel Municipal Court
100 Mount Laurel Road, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
Phone: (856) 234-2003
Fax: (856) 234-1172
North Hanover Municipal Court
41 Schoolhouse Road, Jacobstown, NJ 08562
Phone: (609) 758-2522 ext. 213
Fax: (609) 758-6720
Palmyra Municipal Court
20 West Broad Street, Palmyra, NJ 08065
Phone: (856) 829-1763
Fax: (856) 829-0645
Pemberton Borough Municipal Court
50 Egbert Street, Pemberton, NJ 08068
Phone: (609) 894-9363
Pemberton Township Municipal Court
500 Pemberton-Browns Mills Road, Pemberton, NJ 08068
Phone: (609) 894-3337
Fax: (609) 894-2378
Riverside Township Municipal Court
1 West Scott Street, Riverside, NJ 08075
Phone: (856) 461-8820 ext. 2
Riverton Municipal Court
Cinnaminson Township Municipal Building
1621 Riverton Road, Cinnaminson, NJ 08077
Phone: (856) 829-4027
Fax: (856) 829-2893
Shamong Township Municipal Court
1 Cabin Circle Drive, Medford Lakes, NJ 08055
Phone: (609) 654-7589
Fax: (609) 654-7432
Southampton Municipal Court
5 Retreat Road, Southampton, NJ 08088
Phone: (609) 859-2747
Springfield Township Municipal Court
3135 Route 206 South, Suite 2, Columbus, NJ 08022
Phone: (609) 298-0542 ext. 1023
Fax: (609) 298-3926
Tabernacle Township Municipal Court
163 Carranza Road, Tabernacle, NJ 08088
Phone: (609) 268-0363
Fax: (609) 268-7198
Washington Township Municipal Court
3 North Maple Avenue, P.O. Box 214, New Gretna, NJ 08224
Phone: (609) 296-1410
Fax: (609) 296-0193
Westampton Township Municipal Court
Municipal Building
710 Rancocas Road, Westampton, NJ 08060
Phone: (609) 267-1895
Fax: (609) 267-1898
Willingboro Township Municipal Court
1 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Willingboro, NJ 08046
Phone: (609) 877-2200
Fax: (609) 835-2385
Woodland Township Municipal Court
3 North Maple Avenue, P.O. Box 214, New Gretna, NJ 08224
Phone: (609) 296-1410
Fax: (609) 296-0193
Wrightstown Municipal Court
41 Schoolhouse Road, Jacobstown, NJ 08562
Phone: (609) 758-2522 ext. 213
Fax: (609) 758-6720
The New Jersey Courts provides online access to the records of Burlington County Superior and Municipal Courts on its website. This is a subscription-based access that requires users to register with the site and pay to search records and view court documents. It is possible to access some court records for free by following the links on the Public/Media page of the New Jersey Courts website.
You can request for copies of Burlington County court records by email. For civil cases, send a completed Records Request Form to moncivrecreq.mailbox@njcourts.gov. To obtain copies of criminal and family law case records as well as the records of any of the Municipal Courts, send a completed Records Request Form to scco.mailbox@njcourts.gov.
New Jersey Courts charges 5 cents per page for letter size documents of plain copies of court records. The fee for legal size pages is 7 cents per page. The cost of a certified copy is $15 while an exemplified record costs $50 plus copy fees and a triple exemplified copy costs $60. You can pay these fees in cash when requesting for court records at courthouses. Checks and money orders are accepted for email requests. Make these payable to Treasurer-State of New Jersey.
Property records for Burlington County are available from the Office of the County Clerk. Search for these records online from the county's Public Records Electronic Search System.
Vital Records
The Family Division of the Superior Court maintains the divorce records for Burlington County and sends them to the Superior Court Clerk's Office in Trenton. Request for your divorce record should go to the Superior Court Clerk's Office. Send an email request by submitting a Records Request Form to scco.mailbox@njcourts.gov. The fee for each copy of divorce record is $35. Pay this with a check or money order made out to Treasurer - State of New Jersey.
Certified copies of Burlington County birth, death, marriage, domestic partnership, and civil union records are available from the Office of Vital Statistics and Registry (OVSR) of the New Jersey Department of Health. You can order any of these records by using the Vital Records Online Service.
The fee for each certified copy of a birth, death, marriage, domestic partnership, and civil union certificate is $25. The OVSR charges $2 for each additional copy of the same record ordered at the same time as well as a $5 processing fee and a$5 fee for identity verification. These fees are payable with credit cards.
Residents of Burlington County can also obtain these vital records by visiting the local OVSR offices in the county. Here are the addresses and contact information for these offices:
Bass River Township
Amanda Somes
Box 307
3 North Maple Avenue
New Gretna, NJ 08224
Phone: (609) 296-3337 X 6
Fax: (609) 296-3458
Beverly City
Sheri Hannah
Municipal Building
446 Broad Street
Beverly, NJ 08010
Phone: (609) 387-1881
Bordentown City
Grace Archer
City Hall
324 Farnsworth Avenue
Bordentown, NJ 08505
Phone: (609) 298-0604 x 6
Fax: (609) 298-8467
Bordentown Township
1 Municipal Drive
Bordentown, NJ 08505-2193
Phone: (609) 298-2800 X 2104
Burlington City
Donna Hernandez
525 High Street
Burlington, NJ 08016-4574
Phone: (609) 386-0200 x 121
Fax: (609) 733-1050
Burlington Township
Mary E. Field
Municipal Building
851 Old York Road
Burlington, NJ 08016
Phone: (609) 239-5816
Fax: (609) 386-6837
Chesterfield Township
Caryn M. Hoyer
295 Bordentown-Chesterfield Rd
Chesterfield, NJ 08515
Phone: (609) 298-2311 X 110
Fax: (609) 298-0392
Cinnaminson Township
Lisa A. Passione
Municipal Building
1621 Riverton Road
Cinnaminson, NJ 08077-5100
Phone: (856) 829-6000 X 2397
Fax: (856) 829-3361
Delanco Township
Janice M. Lohr
Municipal Complex
770 Coopertown Road
Delanco, NJ 08075
Phone: (856) 461-0561 X 224
Fax: (856) 461-0685
Delran Township
Jennifer Dias
Municipal Building
900 Chester Avenue
Delran, NJ 08075-9703
Phone: (856) 461-7734 x 113
Fax: (856) 764-7364
Eastampton Township
Kim-Marie White
12 Manor House Court
Eastampton, NJ 08060
Phone: (609) 267-5723 option 2
Fax: (609) 265-1714
Edgewater Park Township
Stacy Hofbauer
Municipal Building
400 Delanco Road
Edgewater Park, NJ 08010
Phone: (609) 877-2050 X 322
Fax: (609) 877-2308
Evesham Township
Mary Lou Bergh
984 Tuckerton Road
Marlton, NJ 08053
Phone: (856) 985-4330
Fieldsboro Borough
Patrice Hansell
204 Washington Street
Fieldsboro, NJ 08505
Phone: (609) 298-6344
Fax: (609) 298-1552
Florence Township
Mary Anne Brown
Municipal Complex
711 Broad Street
Florence, NJ 08518
Phone: (609) 499-2525 x115
Hainesport Township
Paula Tiver
P.O. Box 477
One Hainesport Centre
Hainesport, NJ 08036
Phone: (609) 267-2730 x1
Fax: (609) 261-4762
Lumberton Township
Debra L. Shaw-Blemings
Municipal Complex
Box 1860
35 Municipal Drive
Lumberton, NJ 08048
Phone: (609) 267-3217 ext. 102
Mansfield Township
Linda Semus
3135 Route 206 South Suite #1
Columbus, NJ 08022
Phone: (609) 298-0542
Fax: (609) 298-1863
Maple Shade Township
Andrea T. McVeigh
Municipal Building
200 Stiles Avenue
Maple Shade, NJ 08052
Phone: (856) 779-9610 x166
Fax: (856) 779-2524
Medford Lakes Borough
Karen Summers
Administration Building
Cabin Circle
Medford Lakes, NJ 08055
Phone: (609) 654-8898 X 128
Fax: (609) 654-1816
Medford Township
Dawn Bielec
17 No. Main Street
Medford, NJ 08055
Phone: (609) 654-2608 x328
Fax: (609) 714-1790
Moorestown Township
Patricia L. Hunt
111 West Second St
Moorestown, NJ 08057
Phone: (856) 914-3015
Fax: (856) 235-7833
Mount Holly Township
Sherry Marnell
Municipal Building
Box 411
23 Washington Street
Mount Holly, NJ 08060
Phone: (609) 845-1101
Fax: (609) 267-8155
Mount Laurel Township
Meredith Tomczyk
Municipal Center
100 No. Mt. Laurel Road
Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054
Phone: (856) 234-0001 x 1233
Fax: (856) 234-8240
New Hanover Township
Adelaide Gianaris
2 Hockamick Road
Cookstown, NJ 08511
Phone: (609) 758-2172
Fax: (609) 758-1822
North Hanover Township
Mary Alice Picariello
41 Schoolhouse Road
Jacobstown, NJ 08562
Phone: (609) 758-2522
Fax: (609) 758-3016
Palmyra Borough
Marie Nagle
20 W. Broad Street
Palmyra, NJ 08065
Phone: (856) 829-6100 X 130
Palmyra Borough
Marie Nagle
20 W. Broad Street
Palmyra, NJ 08065
Phone: (856) 829-6100 X 130
Pemberton Borough
Donna Mull
Borough Hall
50 Egbert Street
P.O. Box 261
Pemberton, NJ 08068
Phone: (609) 894-8222X 5
Fax: (609) 894-9417
Pemberton Township
Amy P. Cosnoski
Municipal Building
500 Pemberton-Browns Mills Rd
Pemberton, NJ 08068
Phone: (609) 894-3313
Riverside Township
Susan M. Dydek
1W. Scott Street
P.O. Box 188
Riverside, NJ 08075
Phone: (856) 461-1460 X2
Fax: (856) 461-1854
Riverton Borough
Michelle Hack
Borough Hall
505 A Howard Street
Riverton, NJ 08077
Phone: (856) 829-0120
Shamong Township
Susan D. Onorato
105 Willow Grove Road
Shamong, NJ 08088
Phone: (609) 268-2377
Fax: (609) 268-2701
Southampton Township
Kathleen Hoffman
5 Retreat Road
Southampton, NJ 08088
Springfield Township
Patricia A. Clayton
P.O. Box 119
2159 Jacksonvill-Jobstown Road
Jobstown, NJ 08041
Phone: (609) 723-2464 x 10
Fax: (609) 723-6591
Tabernacle Township
La Shawn Barber
163 Carranza Road
Tabernacle, NJ 08088
Phone: (609) 268-1220
Fax: (609) 268-7430
Washington Township
Kathleen Hoffman
2436 Route 563
Egg Harbor City, NJ 08215
Phone: (609) 965-3242
Fax: (609) 804-1177
Westampton Township
Marion Karp
710 Rancocas Road
Westampton, NJ 08060
Phone: (609) 267-1891 Ext 6
Fax: (609) 267-7398
Willingboro Township
Deanna Bates
Municipal Complex Room 201
1 Rev. Dr. M. L. King Jr. Dr.
Willingboro, NJ 08046
Phone: (609) 877-2200 Ext 1011
Fax: (609) 877-1278
Woodland Township
Maryalice Brown
Municipal Complex
3943 Route 563
P.O. Box 388
Chatsworth, NJ 08019
Phone: (609) 726-1700
Fax: (609) 726-1996
Wrightstown Borough
Freda Gorman
Borough Hall
21 Saylors Pond Road
Wrightstown, NJ 08562
Phone: (609) 723-4450 x10
Fax: (609) 723-7137
Are Property Records Open to the Public in Burlington County?
The New Jersey Open Public Records Act provides public access to property records in Burlington County. Upon request, Burlington County record custodians must furnish residents with related records.
Where and How to Find Property Records in Burlington County
The Burlington County Clerk is responsible for maintaining property records in the county. The Clerk's Office has property documents recorded since 1965 and charges $2 per page for plain copies. Certified copies cost a $10 certification fee plus $1 per page. Interested parties may send official requests by mail or email. Parties may also obtain records in person. The Clerk's Office issues a maximum of four documents per request.
A mail request requires a completed request form. The form must be filled with a valid credit card number, the CV number at the back of the card, and the card's expiration date. The requestor must also include the document type and the book and page numbers. Where these numbers are unknown, the form should carry the property instrument number. Parties may also specify a maximum request fee on the "Order Not To Exceed" box. Mail requests should be submitted to:
Burlington County Clerk
P.O. Box 6000
Mount Holly, NJ 08060
Alternatively, interested persons may visit the Clerk's Office in person and pay via cash. Note that information on properties recorded before 1965 is only available in person. Residents may visit the address below:
Burlington County Clerk
50 Rancocas Road
Third Floor
Mount Holly, NJ 08060
Phone: (609) 265-5122
Fax: (609) 265-0696
Email: whale@co.burlington.nj.us
How to Look Up Burlington County Property Records
Online access to Burlington County property records is available via the County Clerk's Public Records Search System (PRESS). After choosing property records from the drop-down menu, users may find desired records by several categories, including instrument number, document type, block and lot, and name. The instrument number search also allows users to specify book and page numbers. Other categories provide search boxes for document date ranges.
Location of Burlington County Property Assessors
Administration Building
Room 111
49 Rancocas Road
Mount Holly, NJ 08060
Phone: (609) 265-5056
Email: taxboard@co.burlington.nj.us
