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.
Chippewa County, Michigan, has about 36,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Chippewa County depends on where the incident happened: the Chippewa 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 Chippewa 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 Chippewa County that is the Chippewa 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 Chippewa County State Police in Chippewa County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Chippewa County Sheriff's Office
The Chippewa County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 15 violent and 8 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 125 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 906-635-6883. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at chippewacountymi.gov/sheriff-correctional-facility (page title: SHERIFF CORRECTIONAL FACILITY | Chippewa County), phone 906-635-6883, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Chippewa County
The one city the FBI lists in Chippewa County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Sault Ste. Marie: 53 violent and 106 property crimes reported for 2025; 325 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: Chippewa County in 2025
The three agencies in Chippewa County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 68 violent and 128 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Chippewa County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 456 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 chippewacountymi.gov/about-3 (page title: FOIA | Chippewa County).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 906-635-6342, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Chippewa County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Chippewa 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 Chippewa 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 Chippewa County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Chippewa County State Police in Chippewa County.
How do I get a report from the Chippewa County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 906-635-6883. Under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 10-day extension.
Is this the official Chippewa 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.