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.
Ventnor City, New Jersey, in Atlantic County, has about 9,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Ventnor City is held at the county jail, run by the Atlantic 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 Ventnor City
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Ventnor City is held at the county jail, run by the Atlantic County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Atlantic County Sheriff's Office at atlanticcountynj.gov/government/county-government/atlantic-county-s... (page title: Atlantic County Sheriff's Office | Atlantic County, NJ), 1333 Atlantic Avenue Atlantic City, NJ 08401, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Atlantic County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 750 people, up from about 530 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 920 beds, and it ran at 82 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Atlantic County has about 279,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 27 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Atlantic County Jail
The Atlantic County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Ventnor City (filed by the FBI as Ventnor City Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Ventnor City.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Atlantic County: Stockton University (campus police); Prosecutor in Atlantic County (other agency); the Atlantic County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Atlantic City's 4,348 for 2025, the Atlantic County Sheriff's Office's 764 for 2025 and Egg Harbor Township's 626 for 2025.
Together, the 14 agencies in Atlantic County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 8,584 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 Ventnor City arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Atlantic County serves the sentence in a facility of the New Jersey Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at www20.state.nj.us/DOC_Inmate/inmatefinder?i=I.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Ventnor City?
Ask the Atlantic County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at atlanticcountynj.gov.
How many people are in the Atlantic County jail?
About 750 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 920 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Atlantic 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 Ventnor City 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.