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 24, 2026.
Cecil County, Maryland, has about 106,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Cecil County is held at the county jail, run by the Cecil 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.
Related guides: Cecil County public records, Cecil County arrest records, Cecil County warrants, Cecil County criminal records, Cecil County court records, Maryland arrest records and Maryland inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Cecil County
The county jail, run by the Cecil County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Cecil County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Cecil County Sheriff's Office at cecilcountymd.gov/953/Sheriffs-Office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Cecil County, MD), phone 410-996-5500, 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 410-996-5500.
The Cecil County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 180 people, down from about 270 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 233 beds, and it ran at 73 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Cecil County has about 106,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 17 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Cecil County Jail
The Cecil County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Elkton, Perryville, North East and Rising Sun make the arrests that end in a booking in Cecil County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Cecil County: the Cecil County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Cecil County Sheriff's Office's 1,161 for 2025, Elkton's 925 for 2025 and Perryville's 170 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Cecil County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,335 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 Cecil County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Cecil County?
Ask the Cecil County Sheriff's Office at 410-996-5500; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at cecilcountymd.gov/953/Sheriffs-Office.
How many people are in the Cecil County jail?
About 180 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 233 beds.
What is the phone number for the Cecil County jail?
410-996-5500, the number on the page of the Cecil County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Is this the official Cecil 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.