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 4, 2026.
Highland, Indiana, in Lake County, has about 23,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Highland 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 Highland
The county jail, run by the Lake County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Highland, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Lake County Sheriff's Office at lakecountysheriff.com/page.php?id=30 (page title: Lake County Sheriff | Lake County Sheriff), 2293 N. Main Street, Crown Point, IN 46307-1854, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Lake County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 890 people, up from about 800 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 1,050 beds, and it ran at 85 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Lake County has about 503,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 18 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 Highland (filed by the FBI as Highland Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Highland.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Lake County: Indiana University at Northwest (campus police); Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Hammond's 1,633 for 2025, Gary's 1,477 for 2025 and Hobart's 1,417 for 2025.
Together, the 17 agencies in Lake County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 12,363 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 Highland 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 Lake County serves the sentence in a facility of the Indiana Department of Correction, whose inmate locator is at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov/idoc-ofs-1.0.2/ofs.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Highland?
Ask the Lake County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at lakecountysheriff.com/page.php?id=30.
How many people are in the Lake County jail?
About 890 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 1,050 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Lake County go?
To a facility of the Indiana Department of Correction; its inmate locator is at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov.
Is this the official Highland 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.