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 on September 23, 2026.
Calhoun County, Michigan, has about 134,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Calhoun County depends on where the incident happened: the Calhoun 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: Calhoun County public records, Calhoun County arrest records, Calhoun County warrants, Calhoun County inmate search, Calhoun County criminal records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Calhoun 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 Calhoun County that is the Calhoun 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 Calhoun County State Police in Calhoun County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries Kellogg Community College (campus police), with a records office of its own.
The Union City Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Calhoun County, so its arrests are not broken out for Calhoun County here.
Reports from the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office
The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 138 violent and 442 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 481 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 269-781-0700. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at calhouncountymi.gov/departments/sheriffs_office/jail.php (page title: Jail | Corrections Division), phone 269-781-0700, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Calhoun County
The three cities the FBI lists in Calhoun County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Battle Creek: 646 violent and 1,453 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,472 arrests reported for 2025.
- Albion: 85 violent and 142 property crimes reported for 2025; 432 arrests reported for 2025. The Albion police records page is at cityofalbionmi.gov/departments/public_safety/police_reports.php, phone (517) 629-7176 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Marshall: 15 violent and 67 property crimes reported for 2025; 163 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: Calhoun County in 2025
The five agencies in Calhoun County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 925 violent and 2,574 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Calhoun County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,746 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at calhouncountymi.nextrequest.com (page title: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)NextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 269-781-0700, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Calhoun County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Calhoun 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 Calhoun 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 Calhoun County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Calhoun County State Police in Calhoun County.
How do I get a report from the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 269-781-0700. Under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 10-day extension.
Is this the official Calhoun 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.