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 September 30, 2026.
Annapolis, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County, has about 41,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Annapolis is held at the county jail, run by the Anne Arundel 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 and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Annapolis
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Annapolis is held at the county jail, run by the Anne Arundel County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Anne Arundel County Sheriff's Office at aacounty.org/detention-facilities/inmate-locator (page title: Inmate Locator | Anne Arundel County Government), phone (410) 222-7374, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 Anne Arundel County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 540 people, down from about 640 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 1,175 beds, and it ran at 44 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Anne Arundel County has about 602,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 9 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Anne Arundel County Jail
The Anne Arundel County Sheriff's Office, the Anne Arundel County Police Department and the agency that reports for Annapolis (filed by the FBI as Annapolis Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Annapolis.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Anne Arundel County: the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, Internal Investigation Division and General Services in Annapolis, Anne Arundel County (state agency); the Anne Arundel County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Anne Arundel County Police Department's 7,521 for 2025, Annapolis's 690 for 2025 and the Anne Arundel County Sheriff's Office's 40 for 2020.
Together, the two agencies in Anne Arundel County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 8,211 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 Annapolis arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Annapolis?
Look on the custody page of the Anne Arundel County Sheriff's Office at aacounty.org, or call (410) 222-7374. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Anne Arundel County jail?
About 540 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 1,175 beds.
What is the phone number for the Anne Arundel County jail?
(410) 222-7374, the number on the page of the Anne Arundel County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Is this the official Annapolis 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.