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 26, 2026.
Albion, Michigan, in Calhoun County, has about 7,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). In Michigan the public criminal record is the court file, kept by the County Clerk; the statewide criminal history kept by the Michigan State Police is open to anyone who asks. This guide says where each record of a criminal case from Albion is kept and how it is seen.
This guide covers the court file, the statewide record, local arrest records, the crimes behind the records, the prosecutor, sex offender registry, records requests and common questions.
Related guides: Albion public records, Calhoun County criminal records, Albion arrest records, Albion warrants, Albion inmate search, Albion court records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
Criminal Cases in the Calhoun County Circuit Court
A criminal case from Albion is filed in the Calhoun County Circuit Court or the District Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims and civil cases up to $25,000, and the court file, kept by the County Clerk, is the record of it that the public may see.
For Calhoun County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at calhouncountymi.gov/departments/courts/district_court/index.php (page title: Calhoun County, MI), phone 269-781-0700, 161 E. Michigan Avenue Battle Creek, MI 49014, MON-FRI 8 am - 4 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, MiCOURT Case Search is the Michigan courts' statewide case search; not every court has joined.
The Michigan Criminal History and Your Own Copy
Michigan is one of the states that lets anyone look up another person's statewide criminal history: ICHAT lets anyone search public criminal history by name, for $10 a search, through the Michigan State Police. The result is the repository record, what agencies reported to the state, which is wider than one county's court index but can lag it. The search is on the Michigan State Police site.
Arrest Records Kept Locally in Albion
The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Albion (filed by the FBI as Albion Police Department) keep the arrest records in and around Albion: the report and the booking record of each arrest stay with the agency that made it, separate from the court file and from the state repository.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Calhoun County: Kellogg Community College (campus police); the Calhoun County State Police (state police); each keeps the records of its own arrests.
The Union City Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Calhoun County, so its arrests are not broken out for Calhoun County here.
Together, the five agencies in Calhoun County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,746 arrests to the FBI that year; how each case ended is in the court file, not in the arresting agency's.
The agencies and their counts, year by year, are in Albion arrest records.
The Crimes Behind the Records: Albion in 2025
The agency that reports for Albion had 85 violent and 142 property crimes reported for 2025; each one is a report on file with it, and each arrest that follows is the start of a criminal record.
The Prosecuting Attorney for Calhoun County
Charges in Calhoun County are filed by the Prosecuting Attorney, which reviews the arrests of every agency in the county and brings the cases in the Calhoun County Circuit Court or the District Court.
The office's page SearchSystems verified is at calhouncountymi.gov/departments/prosecuting_attorney/index.php (page title: Calhoun County, MI), phone 269-781-0700, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
The Sex Offender Registry for Albion
Registered sex offenders living in Albion are listed on the Michigan Public Sex Offender Registry, run by the Michigan State Police at michigan.gov/msp/services/sex-offender-reg. Tier 2 and Tier 3 offenders are listed online.
Registration itself is done in person with the local agency where the registrant lives: the sheriff's office, or the city police in a city with its own department.
Asking an Agency in Calhoun County for a Record
An arrest report, a booking record or a local criminal history letter comes from the agency that holds it, not from the court.
Under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act a county office must answer a request within 5 business days, with a 10-day extension, and it may charge labor and copying, at rates the law caps. The county records request page SearchSystems verified is at calhouncountymi.nextrequest.com (page title: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)NextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
Frequently Asked Questions
Are criminal records public in Albion?
The court files of criminal cases are public, and so is the statewide criminal history kept by the Michigan State Police: ICHAT lets anyone search public criminal history by name, for $10. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act.
Can I search Albion criminal cases online?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at calhouncountymi.gov (page title: Calhoun County, MI). Statewide, MiCOURT Case Search is the Michigan courts' statewide case search; not every court has joined.
How do I get my own Michigan criminal history?
Through the same ICHAT search, run on yourself.
Who prosecutes crimes in Albion?
The Prosecuting Attorney, reached at 269-781-0700, which files its cases in the Calhoun County Circuit Court or the District Court.
Is this the official Albion website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.