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.
Hillsdale County, Michigan, has about 46,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Hillsdale County depends on where the incident happened: the Hillsdale 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: Hillsdale County public records, Hillsdale County arrest records, Hillsdale County warrants, Hillsdale County inmate search, Hillsdale County criminal records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Hillsdale 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 Hillsdale County that is the Hillsdale 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 Hillsdale County State Police in Hillsdale County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Hillsdale County Sheriff's Office
The Hillsdale County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 39 violent and 82 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 257 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 517-437-7317. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at hillsdalecounty.gov/index.php/m-hcso-jail/m-jail-services (page title: HCSO Jail Services), phone 517-437-7317, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Hillsdale County
The four cities the FBI lists in Hillsdale County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Hillsdale: 15 violent and 67 property crimes reported for 2025; 257 arrests reported for 2025.
- Jonesville: 2 violent and 30 property crimes reported for 2025; 23 arrests reported for 2025.
- Litchfield: 2 violent and 4 property crimes reported for 2025; 5 arrests reported for 2025.
- Reading: 2 violent and 1 property crimes reported for 2025; 2 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: Hillsdale County in 2025
The six agencies in Hillsdale County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 60 violent and 203 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the six agencies in Hillsdale County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 562 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 517-437-7758, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Hillsdale County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Hillsdale 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 Hillsdale 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 Hillsdale County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Hillsdale County State Police in Hillsdale County.
How do I get a report from the Hillsdale County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 517-437-7317. Under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 10-day extension.
Is this the official Hillsdale 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.