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.
Keweenaw County, Michigan, has about 2,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Keweenaw County depends on where the incident happened: the Keweenaw 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, cities, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Keweenaw County
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
In Keweenaw County that is the Keweenaw 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 Keweenaw County State Police in Keweenaw County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Keweenaw County Sheriff's Office
The Keweenaw County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 2 violent and 14 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 31 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 906-337-0528. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at keweenawcountyonline.org/department-sheriff.php (page title: Keweenaw County Sheriff's Office), phone 906-337-0528, 5105 Fourth Street Eagle River, MI 49950, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Cities in Keweenaw County
The FBI lists no city in Keweenaw County with a reporting agency of its own.
The one city in the county is Ahmeek.
How Many Reports: Keweenaw County in 2025
The one agency in Keweenaw County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2 violent and 14 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Keweenaw County Sheriff's Office reported 31 arrests to the FBI for 2025, 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, 906.934.6170, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Keweenaw County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Keweenaw 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 Keweenaw 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 Keweenaw County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Keweenaw County State Police in Keweenaw County.
How do I get a report from the Keweenaw County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 906-337-0528. Under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 10-day extension.
Is this the official Keweenaw 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.