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.
Oakland County, Michigan, has about 1.3 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Oakland County depends on where the incident happened: the Oakland 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: Oakland County public records, Oakland County arrest records, Oakland County warrants, Oakland County inmate search, Oakland County criminal records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Oakland 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 Oakland County that is the Oakland 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 Oakland County State Police in Oakland County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries Oakland University and Oakland Community College (campus police) and the Kensington Metropark Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
The Fenton Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Oakland County, so its arrests are not broken out for Oakland County here.
Reports from the Oakland County Sheriff's Office
The Oakland County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 21 violent and 35 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 201 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 248-647-1141. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at oaklandcountymi.gov/government/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Oakland County, MI), phone 248-647-1141, 4280 Telegraph Road Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Oakland County
The 37 cities the FBI lists in Oakland County with a reporting agency of their own, the largest twelve first, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Troy: 83 violent and 833 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,262 arrests reported for 2025. The Troy police records page is at troymi.gov/departments/police/police_records.php, phone 248.524.3437 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Farmington Hills: 121 violent and 663 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,448 arrests reported for 2025.
- Rochester Hills: 49 violent and 497 property crimes reported for 2025; 644 arrests reported for 2025.
- Southfield: 450 violent and 1,788 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,672 arrests reported for 2025. The Southfield police department's page is at cityofsouthfield.com/departments/police-department/faq, phone (248) 796-5500 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Novi: 66 violent and 367 property crimes reported for 2025; 820 arrests reported for 2025. The Novi police department's page is at cityofnovi.org/services/public-safety/police/support-services, phone 248-347-0510 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Pontiac: 514 violent and 869 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,801 arrests reported for 2025.
- Royal Oak: 89 violent and 435 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,048 arrests reported for 2025.
- Oak Park: 87 violent and 505 property crimes reported for 2025; 552 arrests reported for 2025.
- Madison Heights: 84 violent and 380 property crimes reported for 2025; 591 arrests reported for 2025. The Madison Heights police records page is at madisonheightsmi.gov/2012/Police-Records, phone 248-585-9225 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Auburn Hills: 88 violent and 510 property crimes reported for 2025; 832 arrests reported for 2025. The Auburn Hills police records page is at auburnhills.org/departments/police/records-bureau, phone 248-370-9460 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Birmingham: 7 violent and 183 property crimes reported for 2025; 219 arrests reported for 2025.
- Ferndale: 39 violent and 379 property crimes reported for 2025; 473 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.
The rest: Wixom, Berkley, Hazel Park, Rochester, South Lyon, Farmington, Clawson, Beverly Hills, Walled Lake, Milford, Huntington Woods, Northville, Holly, Wolverine Lake, Bloomfield Hills, Lathrup Village, Oxford (township), Oxford, Franklin, Lake Orion, Keego Harbor, Pleasant Ridge, Orchard Lake Village, Sylvan Lake and Lake Angelus.
How Many Reports: Oakland County in 2025
The 50 agencies in Oakland County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,298 violent and 10,236 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 51 agencies in Oakland County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 17,547 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at oaklandcountymi.gov/government/foia (page title: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) | Oakland County, MI).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 248-858-0656, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Oakland County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Oakland 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 Oakland 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 Oakland County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Oakland County State Police in Oakland County.
How do I get a report from the Oakland County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 248-647-1141. Under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 10-day extension.
Is this the official Oakland 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.