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.
Cass County, Michigan, has about 52,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Cass County depends on where the incident happened: the Cass 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: Cass County public records, Cass County arrest records, Cass County warrants, Cass County inmate search, Cass County criminal records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Cass 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 Cass County that is the Cass 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 Cass County State Police in Cass County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Cass County Sheriff's Office
The Cass County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 114 violent and 346 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 267 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at casscountymi.org/1520/Sheriffs-Office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Cass County, MI), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Cass County
The two cities the FBI lists in Cass County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Dowagiac: 32 violent and 157 property crimes reported for 2025; 160 arrests reported for 2025. The Dowagiac police department's page is at cityofdowagiac.com/government/police/contact_information.php, phone 269-782-9743 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Cassopolis: 5 violent and 11 property crimes reported for 2025; 29 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: Cass County in 2025
The four agencies in Cass County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 157 violent and 559 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Cass County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 496 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 casscountymi.org/163/Record-Requests (page title: Record Requests | Cass County, MI).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, (269) 445-4460, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Cass County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Cass 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 Cass 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 Cass County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Cass County State Police in Cass County.
How do I get a report from the Cass 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 Cass 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.