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.
Mount Dora, Florida, in Lake County, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Mount Dora is held at the county jail, run by the Lake 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 Mount Dora
The county jail, run by the Lake County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Mount Dora, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Lake County Sheriff's Office at lcso.org/inmate-search (page title: Inmate Search), phone 352-343-2101, 360 W. Ruby St. Tavares, FL 32778, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 1, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone booked recently. A person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
The Lake County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 720 people on an average day, down from about 880 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 830 beds, and it ran at 101 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Lake County has about 444,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 16 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Lake County Jail
The Lake County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Mount Dora (filed by the FBI as Mount Dora Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Mount Dora.
The FBI's agency list also places five state agencies and one state police unit in Lake County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Leesburg's 950 for 2025, Mascotte's 406 for 2025 and Howey-in-the-Hills's 79 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Lake County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 1,042 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 Mount Dora arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Florida Department of Corrections lists its inmates at fdc.myflorida.com.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Mount Dora?
Look on the custody page of the Lake County Sheriff's Office at lcso.org/inmate-search, or call 352-343-2101. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Lake County jail?
About 720 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 830 beds.
What is the phone number for the Lake County jail?
352-343-2101, the number on the page of the Lake County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Lake County go?
To a facility of the Florida Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at fdc.myflorida.com.
Is this the official Mount Dora 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.