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.
Muskegon County, Michigan, has about 177,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Muskegon County depends on where the incident happened: the Muskegon 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 Muskegon 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 Muskegon County that is the Muskegon 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 Muskegon County State Police in Muskegon County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Muskegon County Sheriff's Office
The Muskegon County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 64 violent and 221 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 535 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at co.muskegon.mi.us/420/Locate-an-Inmate (page title: Locate an Inmate | Muskegon County, MI), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Muskegon County
The nine cities the FBI lists in Muskegon County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Muskegon: 208 violent and 759 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,708 arrests reported for 2025.
- Muskegon (township): 42 violent and 319 property crimes reported for 2025; 61 arrests reported for 2025.
- Norton Shores: 70 violent and 427 property crimes reported for 2025; 646 arrests reported for 2025.
- Muskegon Heights: 165 violent and 349 property crimes reported for 2025; 621 arrests reported for 2025. The Muskegon Heights police department's page is at muskegonheights.us/police, phone 231-733-8900 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Roosevelt Park: 7 violent and 118 property crimes reported for 2025; 166 arrests reported for 2025.
- North Muskegon: 2 arrests reported for 2023.
- Whitehall: 2 violent and 21 property crimes reported for 2025; 52 arrests reported for 2025.
- Montague: 18 arrests reported for 2023.
- Fruitport: 23 violent and 360 property crimes reported for 2025; 202 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: Muskegon County in 2025
The eight agencies in Muskegon County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 581 violent and 2,574 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the eight agencies in Muskegon County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,991 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, (231) 724-6435, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Muskegon County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Muskegon 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 Muskegon 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 Muskegon County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Muskegon County State Police in Muskegon County.
How do I get a report from the Muskegon 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 Muskegon 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.