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.
Barry County, Michigan, has about 64,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Barry County depends on where the incident happened: the Barry 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.
Related guides: Barry County public records, Barry County arrest records, Barry County warrants, Barry County criminal records, Barry County court records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Barry County
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.
In Barry County that is the Barry 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 Barry County State Police in Barry County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Barry County Sheriff's Office
The Barry County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 66 violent and 229 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 202 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Barry County
The four cities the FBI lists in Barry County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Hastings: 30 violent and 123 property crimes reported for 2025; 195 arrests reported for 2025. The Hastings police records page is at hastingsmi.gov/wp-content/uploads/FOIA-Request-Form-1.pdf (verified September 26, 2026).
- Nashville: 55 arrests reported for 2021.
- Freeport: 1,159 arrests reported for 2025.
- Woodland: 0 arrests reported for 2020.
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: Barry County in 2025
The two agencies in Barry County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 96 violent and 352 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Barry County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,556 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, (269) 945-1297, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Barry County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Barry 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 Barry 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 Barry County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Barry County State Police in Barry County.
How do I get a report from the Barry 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 Barry 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.