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 25, 2026.
Traverse City, Michigan, in Grand Traverse County, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Traverse City 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 Traverse City
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 Traverse City that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Traverse City Police Department); outside it, the Grand Traverse County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also places the Grand Traverse County State Police in Grand Traverse County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries the Northwest Regional Airport Authority (other agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Traverse City Police
For Traverse City, SearchSystems opened and checked the Traverse City police department's page at traversecitymi.gov/government/city-departments/police-department/po... (page title: Police Department | City Departments | City of Traverse City), phone (231) 929-0745, 851 Woodmere Avenue Traverse City, MI 49686, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for Traverse City had 92 violent and 118 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 661 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Grand Traverse County Sheriff's Office
The Grand Traverse County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 173 violent and 259 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,774 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 231-922-4532. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at gtcountymi.gov/790/Corrections-Division (page title: Corrections Division | Grand Traverse County, MI), phone 231-922-4532, 320 Washington Street Traverse City, MI 49684, Monday - Friday, 8am - 4pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
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 gtcountymi.gov/2259/Records-Request (page title: Records Request | Grand Traverse County, MI).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 231-922-4600, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Traverse City?
From the agency that took it. The Traverse City police department's page is at traversecitymi.gov, phone (231) 929-0745; the sheriff's reports come from the Grand Traverse County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Traverse City 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 Traverse City?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Grand Traverse County State Police in Grand Traverse County.
How do I get a report from the Grand Traverse County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 231-922-4532. Under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 10-day extension.
Is this the official Traverse City 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.