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 2, 2026.
Norfolk County, Massachusetts, has about 741,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Norfolk County is held at the county jail, 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.
Related guides: Norfolk County public records, Norfolk County arrest records, Norfolk County warrants, Norfolk County criminal records, Norfolk County court records, Massachusetts arrest records and Massachusetts inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Norfolk County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Norfolk County is held at the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the sheriff's office at norfolksheriffsoffice.com (page title: Norfolk Jail Roster Lookup, VA, Inmate Search), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
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 Norfolk County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 330 people, down from about 490 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 302 beds, and it ran at 113 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Norfolk County has about 741,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 4 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Norfolk County Jail
The agencies that report for Quincy, Weymouth Town, Braintree Town, Randolph Town and Franklin Town make the arrests that end in a booking in Norfolk County.
The FBI's agency list also places five campus police departments, one state police unit and one state agency in Norfolk County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Quincy's 920 for 2025, Weymouth Town's 872 for 2025 and Stoughton's 597 for 2025.
Together, the 28 agencies in Norfolk County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6,189 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 Norfolk County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Massachusetts Department of Correction lists its inmates at mass.gov/how-to/find-someone-housed-in-a-massachusetts-prison.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Norfolk County?
Look on the custody page of the sheriff's office at norfolksheriffsoffice.com. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Norfolk County jail?
About 330 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 302 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Norfolk County go?
To a facility of the Massachusetts Department of Correction; its inmate locator is at mass.gov.
Is this the official Norfolk 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.