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 2, 2026.
Somerset County, Maryland, has about 25,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Somerset County is held at the county jail, run by the Somerset 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: Somerset County public records, Somerset County arrest records, Somerset County warrants, Somerset County criminal records, Somerset County court records, Maryland arrest records and Maryland inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Somerset County
The county jail, run by the Somerset County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Somerset County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Somerset County Sheriff's Office at somersetcountysheriff.com (page title: Somerset County Jail Roster Lookup, PA, Inmate Search), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Somerset County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 61 people, down from about 66 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 120 beds, and it ran at 41 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Somerset County has about 25,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 24 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Somerset County Jail
The Somerset County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Princess Anne and Crisfield make the arrests that end in a booking in Somerset County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Somerset County: the University of Maryland at Eastern Shore (campus police); the Somerset County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Somerset County Sheriff's Office's 451 for 2025, Princess Anne's 372 for 2024 and Crisfield's 105 for 2022.
Together, the two agencies in Somerset County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 926 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 Somerset County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Somerset County?
Look on the custody page of the Somerset County Sheriff's Office at somersetcountysheriff.com. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Somerset County jail?
About 61 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 120 beds.
Is this the official Somerset 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.