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.
Missaukee County, Michigan, has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Missaukee County depends on where the incident happened: the Missaukee 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: Missaukee County public records, Missaukee County arrest records, Missaukee County warrants, Missaukee County inmate search, Missaukee County criminal records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Missaukee 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 Missaukee County that is the Missaukee 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 Missaukee County State Police in Missaukee County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Missaukee County Sheriff's Office
The Missaukee County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 36 violent and 65 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 500 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at missaukee.org/departments/sheriff/inmate_information.php (page title: Welcome to Missaukee County, MI), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Cities in Missaukee County
The FBI lists no city in Missaukee County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Lake City and McBain.
How Many Reports: Missaukee County in 2025
The one agency in Missaukee County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 36 violent and 65 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Missaukee County Sheriff's Office reported 500 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at missaukee.org/departments/sheriff/foia_reports.php (page title: Request for Public Records).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, (231) 839-3111, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Missaukee County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Missaukee 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 Missaukee 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 Missaukee County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Missaukee County State Police in Missaukee County.
How do I get a report from the Missaukee 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 Missaukee 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.