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 October 9, 2026.
St. Joseph County, Michigan, has about 61,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from St. Joseph County depends on where the incident happened: the St. Joseph 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: St. Joseph County public records, St. Joseph County arrest records, St. Joseph County warrants, St. Joseph County inmate search, St. Joseph County criminal records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph County that is the St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph County State Police in St. Joseph County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office
The St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 76 violent and 168 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 410 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (269) 467-9045. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at stjosephcountymi.gov/government/courts-law-enforcement/sheriff-s-de... (page title: Welcome to the St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office | St. Joseph County), phone (269) 467-9045, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in St. Joseph County
The six cities the FBI lists in St. Joseph County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Sturgis: 49 violent and 253 property crimes reported for 2025; 352 arrests reported for 2025.
- Three Rivers: 64 violent and 319 property crimes reported for 2025; 381 arrests reported for 2024.
- Constantine: 23 violent and 44 property crimes reported for 2025; 114 arrests reported for 2025.
- White Pigeon: 4 violent and 22 property crimes reported for 2025; 40 arrests reported for 2025.
- Colon: 0 violent and 21 property crimes reported for 2025; 3 arrests reported for 2025.
- Mendon: 2 violent and 14 property crimes reported for 2025; 2 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: St. Joseph County in 2025
The seven agencies in St. Joseph County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 218 violent and 841 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the six agencies in St. Joseph County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 921 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 stjosephcountymi.gov/document/foia-request-for-public-records (page title: FOIA Request for Public Records | St. Joseph County).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in St. Joseph County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the St. Joseph County State Police in St. Joseph County.
How do I get a report from the St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (269) 467-9045. Under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 10-day extension.
Is this the official St. Joseph 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.