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 October 2, 2026.
Grand Rapids, Michigan, in Kent County, has about 200,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Grand Rapids 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Grand Rapids
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
Inside Grand Rapids that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Grand Rapids Police Department); outside it, the Kent County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also places the Kent County State Police in Kent County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries Grand Rapids Community College (campus police) and Gerald R. Ford International Airport (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Grand Rapids Police
For Grand Rapids, SearchSystems opened and checked the Grand Rapids police department's page at grandrapidsmi.gov/departments/police-department (page title: Police Department | City of Grand Rapids, Michigan), phone 616-456-3400, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for Grand Rapids had 1,793 violent and 4,679 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 5,736 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Kent County Sheriff's Office
The Kent County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 446 violent and 1,964 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 4,154 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at eisjailviewer.kentcountymi.gov (page title: Web Jail Viewer), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
What the Michigan Freedom of Information Act Requires
Under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act the agency 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 request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at kentcountymi.gov/1051/FOIA-Public-Record-Requests (page title: FOIA (Public Record Requests) | Kent County, MI).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 616-632-6710, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Grand Rapids?
From the agency that took it. The Grand Rapids police department's page is at grandrapidsmi.gov, phone 616-456-3400; the sheriff's reports come from the Kent County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Kent County State Police in Kent County.
How do I get a report from the Kent 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 Grand Rapids 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.