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.
East Lansing, Michigan, in Ingham County, has about 49,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from East Lansing depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Michigan Freedom of Information Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: East Lansing public records, Ingham County police reports, East Lansing arrest records, East Lansing warrants, East Lansing criminal records, East Lansing court records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from East Lansing
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.
Inside East Lansing that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as East Lansing Police Department); outside it, the Ingham County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also places the Ingham County State Police in Ingham County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries Michigan State University and Lansing Community College (campus police), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the East Lansing Police
For East Lansing, SearchSystems opened and checked the East Lansing police records page at cityofeastlansing.com/415/Police-Records (page title: Police Records | East Lansing, MI), phone (517) 351-4220, 409 Park Lane East Lansing, MI 48823, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for East Lansing had 109 violent and 638 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 492 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Ingham County Sheriff's Office
The Ingham County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 147 violent and 255 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 814 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
What the Michigan Freedom of Information Act Requires
The Michigan Freedom of Information Act sets the rules: an answer within 5 business days, with a 10-day extension, at a charge of labor and copying, at rates the law caps, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at sheriff.ingham.org/courts_and_sheriff/sheriffs_office/foia_requests... (page title: Ingham County | FOIA Requests).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, (517) 483-6108, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in East Lansing?
From the agency that took it. The East Lansing police records page is at cityofeastlansing.com/415/Police-Records, phone (517) 351-4220; the sheriff's reports come from the Ingham County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in East Lansing have to answer?
Under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, within 5 business days, with a 10-day extension. It may charge labor and copying, at rates the law caps.
Who has a crash report from a state highway in East Lansing?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Ingham County State Police in Ingham County.
How do I get a report from the Ingham County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 10-day extension.
Is this the official East Lansing 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.