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.
Kendallville, Indiana, in Noble County, has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Kendallville is held at the county jail, run by the Noble 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 Kendallville
The county jail, run by the Noble County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Kendallville, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Noble County Sheriff's Office at noblecountysheriff.org/noble-county-jail-information (page title: Noble County Jail Information | Noble County Indiana Sheriff's Department), phone (260) 636-6404, Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at (260) 636-6404.
The Noble County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 200 people, up from about 150 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 264 beds, and it ran at 56 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Noble County has about 48,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 41 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Noble County Jail
The Noble County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Kendallville (filed by the FBI as Kendallville Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Kendallville.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Kendallville's 340 for 2025, Ligonier's 190 for 2025 and the Noble County Sheriff's Office's 151 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Noble County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 691 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 Kendallville 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 Noble 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 Kendallville?
Ask the Noble County Sheriff's Office at (260) 636-6404; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at noblecountysheriff.org.
How many people are in the Noble County jail?
About 200 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 264 beds.
What is the phone number for the Noble County jail?
(260) 636-6404, the number on the page of the Noble County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Noble County go?
To a facility of the Indiana Department of Correction; its inmate locator is at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov.
Is this the official Kendallville 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.