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.
Crawford County, Michigan, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Crawford County depends on where the incident happened: the Crawford 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: Crawford County public records, Crawford County arrest records, Crawford County warrants, Crawford County criminal records, Crawford County court records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Crawford 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 Crawford County that is the Crawford 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 Crawford County State Police in Crawford County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries Kirtland Community College at Grayling (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Crawford County Sheriff's Office
The Crawford County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 32 violent and 30 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 233 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Crawford County
The one city the FBI lists in Crawford County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Grayling: 9 violent and 36 property crimes reported for 2025; 197 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: Crawford County in 2025
The two agencies in Crawford County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 41 violent and 66 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Crawford County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 430 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, 989-348-2841, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Crawford County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Crawford 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 Crawford 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 Crawford County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Crawford County State Police in Crawford County.
How do I get a report from the Crawford 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 Crawford 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.