Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Dickinson County, Michigan, has about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), and arrests there are reported to the FBI by the Dickinson County Sheriff's Office, three city agencies and one state agency. An arrest leaves the same records whoever makes it: the arresting agency's report, the record of anyone held at the county jail, and, if the Prosecuting Attorney files charges, a case in the Dickinson County Circuit Court. This guide says who keeps each one, what it costs and who may see it, with the arrest counts each agency reported.
This guide covers who makes arrests, how many arrests, booking and the jail, finding an arrest, copies, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Dickinson County public records, Michigan arrest records, Michigan inmate search and Michigan criminal records.
Who Makes Arrests in Dickinson County
The Dickinson County Sheriff's Office is the county agency that reports arrests to the FBI for Dickinson County. It reported 13 arrests for 2020, its latest complete year.
Arrests inside three of the county's cities are reported to the FBI by an agency of the city's own, listed here with the Census population and what each reported:
- Iron Mountain, 7,524 residents: 9 arrests reported for 2020.
- Kingsford, 5,125 residents: 11 arrests reported for 2020.
- Norway, 2,840 residents: 5 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.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Dickinson County: the Dickinson County State Police (state police).
How Many Arrests Each Agency Reports in Dickinson County
Each agency reports its arrests to the FBI by month, and the FBI publishes them on the Crime Data Explorer. These are the full-year totals, all offenses, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026; a year with months missing or not reported is left out.
- Dickinson County Sheriff's Office: 13 for 2020 and 28 for 2019.
- Kingsford: 11 for 2020 and 77 for 2019.
- Iron Mountain: 9 for 2020 and 65 for 2019.
- Norway: 5 for 2020 and 7 for 2019.
Together, the four agencies with all twelve months of 2020 on file reported 38 arrests that year. The same agencies with both 2020 and 2019 complete reported 38 in 2020 against 177 in 2019, down 79 percent.
Booking: Where People Arrested in Dickinson County Are Held
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Dickinson County is held at the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest, apart from the short stay some city departments' own holding cells allow; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked at all. The jail's record of each person held, with the charges, is a public record of the arrest, and the court file takes over from there.
On an average day in 2020 the jail held about 48 people, down from about 70 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 71 beds, and it ran at 99 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Dickinson County Sheriff's Office at dickinsoncountymi.gov/government/county_departments/sheriffs_depart... (page title: Welcome to Dickinson County, MI), phone (906) 774-6262, 705 S. Stephenson Ave. Iron Mountain MI 49801, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
A person sentenced to prison serves the sentence in a facility of the Michigan Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at mdocweb.state.mi.us/otis2.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in Dickinson County
For Dickinson County the place to look is the case index of the Dickinson County Circuit Court, which shows whether charges were filed and the next court date (the court records page SearchSystems verified is at courts.michigan.gov/search/?searchQuery=dickinson+county).
Statewide, MiCOURT Case Search is the Michigan courts' statewide case search; not every court has joined.
Michigan is one of the states that lets anyone look up another person's statewide criminal history: ICHAT lets anyone search public criminal history by name, for $10 a search, through the Michigan State Police. That record shows what agencies reported to the state, which is wider than one county's court index but can lag it.
Getting a Copy of an Arrest Record in Dickinson County
The report of an arrest is released by the agency that made it; the jail and the court hold their own records of the same event, but not the report. Under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act the agency must answer within 5 business days, with a 10-day extension, and it may charge labor and copying, at rates the law caps.
- An arrest by the Dickinson County Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit, reached through the office at (906) 774-6262.
- An arrest in Iron Mountain, Kingsford or Norway: the records unit of the agency that reports for that city; the city guides linked above name each city's records office.
- An arrest by the Dickinson County State Police: the records office of the agency involved.
- The court file of a case that was filed: the Dickinson County Circuit Court, through the court records page at courts.michigan.gov.
- Your own statewide record: the same request described above, for your own name.
Cities in Dickinson County: Who Reports the Arrests
The FBI lists a separate arrest reporting agency for every one of the three cities in Dickinson County: Iron Mountain, Kingsford and Norway.
Wherever in the county the arrest happens, a person kept in custody goes to the county jail and the case goes to the Dickinson County Circuit Court.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Dickinson County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own arrest records guide opens there:
- Iron Mountain (7,524)
Frequently Asked Questions
How many arrests are made in Dickinson County each year?
The Dickinson County Sheriff's Office reported 13 arrests to the FBI for 2020, and the four agencies with every month of 2020 on file reported 38 between them.
How do I find out if someone is in jail in Dickinson County?
Ask the Dickinson County Sheriff's Office at (906) 774-6262; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at dickinsoncountymi.gov.
Where are people arrested in Dickinson County booked?
Those kept in custody go to the county jail, run by the Dickinson County Sheriff's Office; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked.
Are arrest records public in Dickinson County?
The court files of criminal cases are public, and so is the statewide criminal history kept by the Michigan State Police: ICHAT lets anyone search public criminal history by name, for $10. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act.
How do I get a copy of an arrest report in Dickinson County?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Dickinson 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.
Is this the official Dickinson 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.