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.
Allegan County, Michigan, has about 122,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Allegan County depends on where the incident happened: the Allegan 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 Michigan Freedom of Information 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 Allegan County
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.
In Allegan County that is the Allegan 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 places the Allegan County State Police in Allegan County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The Holland Police Department and the South Haven Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Allegan County, so their arrests are not broken out for Allegan County here.
Reports from the Allegan County Sheriff's Office
The Allegan County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 100 violent and 627 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 2,349 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (269) 673-0500. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at allegancounty.org/courts-law-enforcement/sheriff-s-office-correctio... (page title: Inmate Lookup | Allegan County, MI), phone (269) 673-0500, 640 River St. Allegan, MI 49010, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Allegan County
The five cities the FBI lists in Allegan County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Allegan: 5 violent and 17 property crimes reported for 2025; 97 arrests reported for 2025.
- Wayland: 42 arrests reported for 2022.
- Otsego: 8 violent and 44 property crimes reported for 2025; 179 arrests reported for 2019.
- Plainwell: 16 violent and 53 property crimes reported for 2025; 70 arrests reported for 2025.
- Saugatuck: 0 violent and 9 property crimes reported for 2025; 37 arrests reported for 2025.
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: Allegan County in 2025
The five agencies in Allegan County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 129 violent and 750 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Allegan County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,553 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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 allegancounty.org/departments/board-of-commissioners/freedom-of-inf... (page title: FOIA Requests | Allegan County, MI).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, (269) 673-5070, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Allegan County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Allegan County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 10-day extension.
How long does an agency in Allegan County 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 Allegan County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Allegan County State Police in Allegan County.
How do I get a report from the Allegan County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (269) 673-0500. Under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 10-day extension.
Is this the official Allegan 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.