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.
Otsego, Minnesota, in Wright County, has about 24,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Otsego is held at the county jail, run by the Wright 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 Otsego
The county jail, run by the Wright County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Otsego, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Wright County Sheriff's Office at wrightcountymn.gov/292/Jail-Corrections (page title: Jail | Corrections | Wright County, MN), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Wright County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 150 people, down from about 160 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 288 beds, and it ran at 51 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Wright County has about 155,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 9 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Wright County Jail
The Wright County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Buffalo, Annandale and Howard Lake make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Otsego.
The Dayton Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Wright County, so its arrests are not broken out for Wright County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Wright County Sheriff's Office's 1,564 for 2025, Buffalo's 202 for 2024 and Annandale's 45 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Wright County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,619 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 Otsego arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Otsego?
Ask the Wright County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at wrightcountymn.gov/292/Jail-Corrections.
How many people are in the Wright County jail?
About 150 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 288 beds.
Is this the official Otsego 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.