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.
Wayne County, Michigan, has about 1.8 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Wayne County depends on where the incident happened: the Wayne 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: Wayne County public records, Wayne County arrest records, Wayne County warrants, Wayne County inmate search, Wayne County criminal records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Wayne 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 Wayne County that is the Wayne 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 Wayne County State Police in Wayne County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's agency list also places two other agencies and two campus police departments in Wayne County, each with a records office of its own.
The Northville Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Wayne County, so its arrests are not broken out for Wayne County here.
Reports from the Wayne County Sheriff's Office
The Wayne County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 42 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,012 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (313) 833-0864. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at misheriff.org/sheriffs-offices/wayne-county (page title: Wayne County | Michigan Sheriffs’ Association), phone (313) 833-0864, 5301 Russell St. Detroit, MI 48211, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Wayne County
The 34 cities the FBI lists in Wayne 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:
- Detroit: 10,622 violent and 25,394 property crimes reported for 2025; 11,464 arrests reported for 2025. The Detroit police records page is at detroitmi.gov/departments/police-department/detroit-police-departme..., phone (313) 596-1909 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Dearborn: 263 violent and 1,827 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,225 arrests reported for 2025. The Dearborn police records page is at dearborn.gov/government/police-fire/police-reports-records, phone 313-943-2230 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Livonia: 201 violent and 1,149 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,090 arrests reported for 2025.
- Westland: 348 violent and 988 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,516 arrests reported for 2025.
- Taylor: 458 violent and 1,178 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,481 arrests reported for 2025.
- Dearborn Heights: 234 violent and 763 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,413 arrests reported for 2025.
- Lincoln Park: 238 violent and 642 property crimes reported for 2025; 753 arrests reported for 2025.
- Southgate: 108 violent and 431 property crimes reported for 2025; 455 arrests reported for 2025. The Southgate police department's page is at southgatemi.gov/departments/police/index.php, phone 734-324-4438 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Allen Park: 50 violent and 425 property crimes reported for 2025; 160 arrests reported for 2025. The Allen Park police records page is at cityofallenpark.org/departments/police/other_resources/index.php (verified September 25, 2026).
- Hamtramck: 167 violent and 415 property crimes reported for 2025; 413 arrests reported for 2025. The Hamtramck police department's page is at hamtramckcity.gov/departments/police, phone 313-800-5281 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Garden City: 89 violent and 193 property crimes reported for 2025; 578 arrests reported for 2025.
- Inkster: 257 violent and 436 property crimes reported for 2025; 570 arrests reported for 2025. The Inkster police department's page is at cityofinkstermi.gov/214/Police-Department, phone 313-563-9850 (verified September 25, 2026).
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: Romulus, Wyandotte, Trenton, Wayne, Grosse Pointe Woods, Harper Woods, Woodhaven, Melvindale, Riverview, Grosse Pointe Park, Flat Rock, Grosse Pointe Farms, Plymouth, Plymouth (township), Ecorse, Highland Park, River Rouge, Grosse Pointe, Gibraltar, Belleville and Rockwood.
How Many Reports: Wayne County in 2025
The 39 agencies in Wayne County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 14,691 violent and 39,758 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 40 agencies in Wayne County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 33,288 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 waynecountymi.nextrequest.com (page title: FOIA RequestNextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, (313) 224-5777, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Wayne County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Wayne 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 Wayne 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 Wayne County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Wayne County State Police in Wayne County.
How do I get a report from the Wayne County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (313) 833-0864. Under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 10-day extension.
Is this the official Wayne 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.