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.
Wicomico County, Maryland, has about 106,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Wicomico County is held at the county jail, run by the Wicomico 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 Wicomico County
The county jail, run by the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Wicomico County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office at wicomicosheriff.com/inmateSearch (page title: Inmate Search | Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office (MD)), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 Wicomico County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 250 people, down from about 320 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 530 beds, and it ran at 59 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Wicomico County has about 106,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 24 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Wicomico County Jail
The Wicomico County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Salisbury, Fruitland, Delmar and Pittsville make the arrests that end in a booking in Wicomico County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Wicomico County: Salisbury University (campus police); the Wicomico County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office's 1,167 for 2024, Salisbury's 882 for 2025 and Fruitland's 343 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Wicomico County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,240 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 Wicomico County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Wicomico County?
Look on the custody page of the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office at wicomicosheriff.com/inmateSearch. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Wicomico County jail?
About 250 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 530 beds.
Is this the official Wicomico 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.