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 1, 2026.
West New York, New Jersey, in Hudson County, has about 53,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in West New York is held at the county jail, run by the Hudson 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.
Related guides: West New York public records, Hudson County inmate search, West New York arrest records, West New York warrants, West New York criminal records, West New York court records, New Jersey arrest records and New Jersey inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in West New York
A person kept in custody after an arrest in West New York is held at the county jail, run by the Hudson County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Hudson County Sheriff's Office at ea.pennds.org/hudson-county-correctional-center-inmate-lookup-every... (page title: Hudson County Correctional Center Inmate Lookup: Everything You Need to Know | pennds.org), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 1, 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 Hudson County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 1,350 people, up from about 920 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 1,700 beds, and it ran at 80 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Hudson County has about 736,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 18 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Hudson County Jail
The Hudson County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for West New York (filed by the FBI as West New York Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around West New York.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Hudson County: Stevens Institute of Technology (campus police); Prosecutor in Hudson County (other agency); the Hudson County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Jersey City's 2,498 for 2025, the Hudson County Sheriff's Office's 1,375 for 2025 and Hoboken's 1,041 for 2025.
Together, the 13 agencies in Hudson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 10,411 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 West New York 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 Hudson 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 West New York?
Look on the custody page of the Hudson County Sheriff's Office at ea.pennds.org. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Hudson County jail?
About 1,350 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 1,700 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Hudson 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 West New York 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.