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.
Mackinac County, Michigan, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Mackinac County depends on where the incident happened: the Mackinac 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: Mackinac County public records, Mackinac County arrest records, Mackinac County warrants, Mackinac County inmate search, Mackinac County criminal records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Mackinac 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 Mackinac County that is the Mackinac 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 Mackinac County State Police in Mackinac County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Mackinac County Sheriff's Office
The Mackinac County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 8 violent and 58 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 36 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (906) 643-1911. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at mackinaccounty.net/departments/sheriffs-office (page title: Sheriff’s Office | Mackinac County), phone (906) 643-1911, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Mackinac County
The two cities the FBI lists in Mackinac County with a reporting agency of their own:
- St. Ignace: 14 arrests reported for 2024.
- Mackinac Island: 2 violent and 51 property crimes reported for 2025; 6 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: Mackinac County in 2025
The two agencies in Mackinac County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 10 violent and 109 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Mackinac County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 42 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, (906) 643-7329, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Mackinac County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Mackinac 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 Mackinac 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 Mackinac County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Mackinac County State Police in Mackinac County.
How do I get a report from the Mackinac County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (906) 643-1911. Under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 10-day extension.
Is this the official Mackinac 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.