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.
Ocean City, Maryland, in Worcester County, has about 6,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Ocean City is held at the county jail, run by the Worcester 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 Ocean City
The county jail, run by the Worcester County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Ocean City, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Worcester County Sheriff's Office at worcestermd.gov/departments/sheriffs-office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Worcester County), phone (410) 632-1111, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 (410) 632-1111.
The Worcester County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 120 people, down from about 300 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 500 beds, and it ran at 25 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Worcester County has about 54,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 23 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Worcester County Jail
The Worcester County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Ocean City (filed by the FBI as Ocean City Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Ocean City.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Worcester County: the Worcester County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Ocean City's 1,459 for 2025, the Worcester County Sheriff's Office's 1,009 for 2025 and Pocomoke City's 109 for 2025.
Together, the six agencies in Worcester County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,646 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 Ocean City arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Ocean City?
Ask the Worcester County Sheriff's Office at (410) 632-1111; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at worcestermd.gov/departments/sheriffs-office.
How many people are in the Worcester County jail?
About 120 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 500 beds.
What is the phone number for the Worcester County jail?
(410) 632-1111, the number on the page of the Worcester County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Is this the official Ocean City 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.