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.
Petoskey, Michigan, in Emmet County, has about 5,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Petoskey is held at the county jail, run by the Emmet 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, state prison and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Petoskey
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Petoskey is held at the county jail, run by the Emmet County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Emmet County Sheriff's Office at emmetcounty.org/government/sheriffs_office/index.php (page title: Sheriff's Office | Emmet County, MI), phone (231) 347-2032, 450 Bay Street, Petoskey, MI 49770, Monday - Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 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 (231) 347-2032.
The Emmet County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 77 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 103 beds, and it ran at 75 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Emmet County has about 34,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 23 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Emmet County Jail
The Emmet County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Petoskey (filed by the FBI as Petoskey Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Petoskey.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Emmet County: the Emmet County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Emmet County Sheriff's Office's 313 for 2025, Petoskey's 164 for 2025 and Mackinaw City's 34 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Emmet County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 520 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 Petoskey arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Michigan Department of Corrections lists its inmates at mdocweb.state.mi.us/otis2.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Petoskey?
Ask the Emmet County Sheriff's Office at (231) 347-2032; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at emmetcounty.org.
How many people are in the Emmet County jail?
About 77 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 103 beds.
What is the phone number for the Emmet County jail?
(231) 347-2032, the number on the page of the Emmet County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Emmet County go?
To a facility of the Michigan Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at mdocweb.state.mi.us/otis2.
Is this the official Petoskey 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.