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.
Hagerstown, Maryland, in Washington County, has about 44,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Hagerstown is held at the county jail, run by the Washington 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 Hagerstown
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Hagerstown is held at the county jail, run by the Washington County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Washington County Sheriff's Office at news.washeriff.net/divisions/bookings (page title: Bookings | WCSO), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 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 Washington County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 350 people, up from about 320 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 581 beds, and it ran at 67 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Washington County has about 157,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 23 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Washington County Jail
The Washington County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Hagerstown (filed by the FBI as Hagerstown Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Hagerstown.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Washington County: Hagerstown Community College (campus police); the Washington County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Washington County Sheriff's Office's 2,618 for 2025, Hagerstown's 1,632 for 2025 and Boonsboro's 18 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Washington County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,281 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 Hagerstown arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Hagerstown?
Look on the custody page of the Washington County Sheriff's Office at news.washeriff.net/divisions/bookings. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Washington County jail?
About 350 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 581 beds.
Is this the official Hagerstown 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.