Non emergency police phone numbers for 2 agencies in Ocean County, New Jersey, with which area each one covers and the official source used to check every number.
These are non emergency lines. If someone is in danger or a crime is in progress, call 911.
Ocean County agencies at a glance
| Agency, number and address | Type | Official website |
|---|---|---|
| Lakewood Police Department (732) 363-0200 1 Civic Plaza, Lakewood, NJ 08701 | Municipal police | lakewoodpolicenj.com Checked Aug 2026 |
| Toms River Township Police Department (732) 349-0150 73 East Water Street, Toms River, NJ 08753 | Municipal police | trpolice.org Checked Aug 2026 |
Who covers which part of Ocean County
Every address in Ocean County belongs to a municipality (New Jersey has no unincorporated land), and each municipality is covered by its own police department or, in a few rural townships, by the New Jersey State Police. In most New Jersey counties the sheriff’s office mainly serves the courts and the county jail, so local incidents go to the town police. The departments in the table answer only for their own town (Lakewood Police Department, Toms River Township Police Department); for any other town, call that town’s police. Ocean County has about 659,197 residents on 628 square miles of land; about 238,957 of them (36%) live in the 2 towns with their own police departments listed here (Lakewood 139,866, Toms River 99,091) (U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 population estimate).
How far apart they are
The agencies on this page are up to 10 miles apart. If you live near a city line, check which side your address is on before calling: each department only handles its own area.
- Lakewood Police Department: the nearest other agency listed here is Toms River Township Police Department, 10.0 miles away.
- Toms River Township Police Department: the nearest other agency listed here is Lakewood Police Department, 10.0 miles away.
Neighbouring counties we cover
- Monmouth County (3 agencies, about 22 miles away)
- Mercer County (3 agencies, about 32 miles away)
- Middlesex County (5 agencies, about 34 miles away)
- Burlington County (7 agencies, about 35 miles away)
- Union County (5 agencies, about 42 miles away)
How these numbers were checked
Each number was compared with the one published by an official source: the agency’s own site, its city or county government, or a state agency (lakewoodpolicenj.com, trpolice.org). Last check: 2 in Aug 2026. Read how we verify numbers.
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