Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Largo, Florida, in Pinellas County, has about 82,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Largo is held at the county jail, run by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Largo
The county jail, run by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Largo, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office at whosinjail.pinellassheriff.gov, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Pinellas County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 2,950 people on an average day, down from about 3,010 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 2,915 beds, and it ran at 99 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Pinellas County has about 966,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 31 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Pinellas County Jail
The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Largo (filed by the FBI as Largo Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Largo.
The FBI's agency list also places six state agencies, one other agency, one campus police department and one state police unit in Pinellas County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office's 7,021 for 2025, Clearwater's 4,382 for 2025 and Largo's 2,271 for 2025.
Together, the 19 agencies in Pinellas County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 16,944 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Largo arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Pinellas County serves the sentence in a facility of the Florida Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at fdc.myflorida.com.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Largo?
Ask the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at whosinjail.pinellassheriff.gov.
How many people are in the Pinellas County jail?
About 2,950 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 2,915 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Pinellas County go?
To a facility of the Florida Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at fdc.myflorida.com.
Is this the official Largo website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.