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.
Monroe County, Michigan, has about 156,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Monroe County depends on where the incident happened: the Monroe 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: Monroe County public records, Monroe County arrest records, Monroe County warrants, Monroe County inmate search, Monroe County property records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Monroe 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 Monroe County that is the Monroe 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 Monroe County State Police in Monroe County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The Milan Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Monroe County, so its arrests are not broken out for Monroe County here.
Reports from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 277 violent and 854 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,204 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 800-770-7657. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at co.monroe.mi.us/891/Inmate-Lookup (page title: Inmate Lookup | Monroe County, MI), phone 800-770-7657, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Monroe County
The five cities the FBI lists in Monroe County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Monroe: 118 violent and 232 property crimes reported for 2025; 484 arrests reported for 2025.
- Dundee: 1,159 arrests reported for 2025.
- Carleton.
- South Rockwood.
- Luna Pier: 1,159 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: Monroe County in 2025
The two agencies in Monroe County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 395 violent and 1,086 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Monroe County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,165 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, 734-240-7600, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Monroe County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Monroe 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Monroe County State Police in Monroe County.
How do I get a report from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 800-770-7657. Under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 10-day extension.
Is this the official Monroe 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.