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 25, 2026.
Tinton Falls, New Jersey, in Monmouth County, has about 19,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Tinton Falls is held at the county jail, run by the Monmouth 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 Tinton Falls
The county jail, run by the Monmouth County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Tinton Falls, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Monmouth County Sheriff's Office at mcsonj.org/inmate-search-2 (page title: inmate search), phone (732) 577-8700, 2500 Kozloski Rd Freehold, NJ 07721, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
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 Monmouth County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 460 people, down from about 550 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 1,326 beds, and it ran at 35 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Monmouth County has about 648,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 7 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Monmouth County Jail
The Monmouth County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Tinton Falls (filed by the FBI as Tinton Falls Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Tinton Falls.
The FBI's agency list also places two campus police departments, one other agency and one state police unit in Monmouth County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Neptune Township's 1,525 for 2025, Asbury Park's 1,321 for 2025 and Wall Township's 1,082 for 2025.
Together, the 38 agencies in Monmouth County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 10,853 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 Tinton Falls arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the New Jersey Department of Corrections lists its inmates at www20.state.nj.us/DOC_Inmate/inmatefinder?i=I.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Tinton Falls?
Look on the custody page of the Monmouth County Sheriff's Office at mcsonj.org/inmate-search-2, or call (732) 577-8700. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Monmouth County jail?
About 460 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 1,326 beds.
What is the phone number for the Monmouth County jail?
(732) 577-8700, the number on the page of the Monmouth County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Monmouth County go?
To a facility of the New Jersey Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at www20.state.nj.us/DOC_Inmate/inmatefinder?i=I.
Is this the official Tinton Falls 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.