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 September 30, 2026.
LaPorte County, Indiana, has about 111,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from LaPorte County depends on where the incident happened: the La Porte 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 Indiana Access to 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from LaPorte 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 LaPorte County that is the La Porte 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 carries the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (state agency) and La Porte Metro Operations Drug Task Force (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the La Porte County Sheriff's Office
The La Porte County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 35 violent and 226 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 950 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 219.362.6548. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at laportecountysheriff.com/inmate-information (page title: Inmate Information | La Porte County Sheriff's Office), phone 219.362.6548, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in LaPorte County
The seven cities the FBI lists in LaPorte County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Michigan City: 1,504 arrests reported for 2024. The Michigan City police department's page is at police.michigancityin.gov/divisions/division-of-professional-standards, phone (219) 874-3221 (verified September 25, 2026).
- La Porte: 45 violent and 330 property crimes reported for 2025; 866 arrests reported for 2025. The La Porte police records page is at cityoflaporte.com/departments/police/citizen-online-reporting, phone 219-362-9446 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Westville: 27 arrests reported for 2020. The Westville police department's page is at westville.us/westville-pd-main, phone (219) 785-4177 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Trail Creek: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Kingsford Heights.
- Long Beach: 1 violent and 11 property crimes reported for 2025; 109 arrests reported for 2025.
- Kingsbury.
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: LaPorte County in 2025
The three agencies in LaPorte County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 81 violent and 567 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in LaPorte County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,077 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Indiana Access to Public Records Act Requires
The Indiana Access to Public Records Act sets the rules: an answer within 24 hours for a request made in person and 7 days for one sent by mail or email, at a charge of a copy fee set by the agency, within statutory limits, from the agency that holds the report.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 219-326-6808, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in LaPorte County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the La Porte County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Indiana Access to Public Records Act the answer is due within 24 hours for a request made in person and 7 days for one sent by mail or email.
How long does an agency in LaPorte County have to answer?
Under the Indiana Access to Public Records Act, within 24 hours for a request made in person and 7 days for one sent by mail or email. It may charge a copy fee set by the agency, within statutory limits.
How do I get a report from the La Porte County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 219.362.6548. Under the Indiana Access to Public Records Act the answer is due within 24 hours for a request made in person and 7 days for one sent by mail or email.
Is this the official LaPorte 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.