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.
Lapeer County, Michigan, has about 89,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Lapeer County depends on where the incident happened: the Lapeer 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Lapeer 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 Lapeer County that is the Lapeer 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 Lapeer County State Police in Lapeer County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The Brown City Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Lapeer County, so its arrests are not broken out for Lapeer County here.
Reports from the Lapeer County Sheriff's Office
The Lapeer County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 61 violent and 187 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 459 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 810-664-1801. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at lapeercountymi.gov/departments/sheriff/index.php (page title: Lapeer County, MI), phone 810-664-1801, Monday-Friday: 8am to 4pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Lapeer County
The six cities the FBI lists in Lapeer County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Lapeer: 27 violent and 125 property crimes reported for 2025; 234 arrests reported for 2025.
- Lapeer (township): 3 violent and 5 property crimes reported for 2025; 6 arrests reported for 2025.
- Imlay City: 5 violent and 36 property crimes reported for 2025; 70 arrests reported for 2025.
- Almont: 4 violent and 18 property crimes reported for 2025; 12 arrests reported for 2025.
- Dryden: 5 violent and 14 property crimes reported for 2025; 14 arrests reported for 2025.
- Metamora: 6 violent and 8 property crimes reported for 2025; 47 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: Lapeer County in 2025
The seven agencies in Lapeer County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 111 violent and 393 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the seven agencies in Lapeer County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 842 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, 810-667-0326, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Lapeer County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Lapeer 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 Lapeer 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 Lapeer County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Lapeer County State Police in Lapeer County.
How do I get a report from the Lapeer County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 810-664-1801. Under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 10-day extension.
Is this the official Lapeer 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.