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.
Leelanau County, Michigan, has about 23,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Leelanau County depends on where the incident happened: the Leelanau 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.
Related guides: Leelanau County public records, Leelanau County arrest records, Leelanau County warrants, Leelanau County inmate search, Leelanau County property records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Leelanau 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 Leelanau County that is the Leelanau 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 Leelanau County State Police in Leelanau County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The Traverse City Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Leelanau County, so its arrests are not broken out for Leelanau County here.
Reports from the Leelanau County Sheriff's Office
The Leelanau County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 12 violent and 44 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 105 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (231) 256-8661. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at leelanau.gov/departments/sheriff/divisions/corrections.php, phone (231) 256-8661, 8525 E. Government Center Dr. Suttons Bay, MI 49682, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Cities in Leelanau County
The FBI lists no city in Leelanau County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Suttons Bay, Northport and Empire.
How Many Reports: Leelanau County in 2025
The one agency in Leelanau County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 12 violent and 44 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Leelanau County Sheriff's Office reported 105 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, (231) 256-9872, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Leelanau County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Leelanau 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 Leelanau 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 Leelanau County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Leelanau County State Police in Leelanau County.
How do I get a report from the Leelanau County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (231) 256-8661. Under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 10-day extension.
Is this the official Leelanau 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.