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 28, 2026.
Westminster, Maryland, in Carroll County, has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Westminster is held at the county jail, run by the Carroll 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 Westminster
The county jail, run by the Carroll County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Westminster, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Carroll County Sheriff's Office at sheriff.carrollcountymd.gov (page title: Carroll County Sheriff’s Office), phone 410-386-2920, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 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 410-386-2920.
The Carroll County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 190 people, up from about 180 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 185 beds, and it ran at 99 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Carroll County has about 177,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 11 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Carroll County Jail
The Carroll County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Westminster (filed by the FBI as Westminster Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Westminster.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Carroll County: the Carroll County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Carroll County Sheriff's Office's 462 for 2022, Mount Airy's 129 for 2020 and Westminster's 114 for 2022.
Together, the five agencies in Carroll County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 693 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 Westminster arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Westminster?
Ask the Carroll County Sheriff's Office at 410-386-2920; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at sheriff.carrollcountymd.gov.
How many people are in the Carroll County jail?
About 190 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 185 beds.
What is the phone number for the Carroll County jail?
410-386-2920, the number on the page of the Carroll County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Is this the official Westminster 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.