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 October 2, 2026.
Kent County, Michigan, has about 673,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Kent County depends on where the incident happened: the Kent 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: Kent County public records, Kent County arrest records, Kent County warrants, Kent County inmate search, Kent County criminal records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Kent 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 Kent County that is the Kent 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 Kent County State Police in Kent County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries Grand Rapids Community College (campus police) and Gerald R. Ford International Airport (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Kent County Sheriff's Office
The Kent County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 446 violent and 1,964 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 4,154 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at eisjailviewer.kentcountymi.gov (page title: Web Jail Viewer), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Kent County
The nine cities the FBI lists in Kent County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Grand Rapids: 1,793 violent and 4,679 property crimes reported for 2025; 5,736 arrests reported for 2025. The Grand Rapids police department's page is at grandrapidsmi.gov/departments/police-department, phone 616-456-3400 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Wyoming: 363 violent and 1,555 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,896 arrests reported for 2025. The Wyoming police records page is at wyomingmi.gov/About-Wyoming/City-Departments/Public-Safety-Police/R..., phone 616-530-7314 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Kentwood: 320 violent and 1,013 property crimes reported for 2025; 962 arrests reported for 2020. The Kentwood police department's page is at kentwood.us/city_services/city_departments/police/index.php, phone 616-698-6580 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Walker: 60 violent and 677 property crimes reported for 2025; 938 arrests reported for 2025.
- Grandville: 38 violent and 428 property crimes reported for 2025; 480 arrests reported for 2025. The Grandville police department's page is at cityofgrandville.com/government/departments/police/index.php, phone (616) 538-6110 (verified September 25, 2026).
- East Grand Rapids: 5 violent and 68 property crimes reported for 2025; 83 arrests reported for 2025.
- Rockford: 16 violent and 30 property crimes reported for 2025; 36 arrests reported for 2025. The Rockford police records page is at rockford.mi.us/public_safety/police_services/police_services/file_a..., phone 616-866-9557 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Sparta: 5 violent and 20 property crimes reported for 2025; 39 arrests reported for 2025.
- Lowell: 5 violent and 24 property crimes reported for 2025; 19 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: Kent County in 2025
The ten agencies in Kent County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,051 violent and 10,458 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the nine agencies in Kent County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 13,381 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 kentcountymi.gov/1051/FOIA-Public-Record-Requests (page title: FOIA (Public Record Requests) | Kent County, MI).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 616-632-6710, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Kent County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Kent 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 Kent 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 Kent County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Kent County State Police in Kent County.
How do I get a report from the Kent 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 Kent 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.