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 28, 2026.
Wildwood, New Jersey, in Cape May County, has about 5,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Wildwood is held at the county jail, run by the Cape May 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 Wildwood
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Wildwood is held at the county jail, run by the Cape May County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Cape May County Sheriff's Office at capemaycountynj.gov/1680/Sheriffs-Office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Cape May County, NJ), phone 609-463-6428, 301 Cape May Court House, NJ 08210, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 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 609-463-6428.
The Cape May County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 210 people, up from about 180 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 180 beds, and it ran at 98 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Cape May County has about 94,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 22 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Cape May County Jail
The Cape May County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Wildwood (filed by the FBI as Wildwood Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Wildwood.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Cape May County: Prosecutor in Cape May County (other agency); the Cape May County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Middle Township's 700 for 2025, Wildwood's 465 for 2025 and Lower Township's 440 for 2025.
Together, the 12 agencies in Cape May County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,061 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 Wildwood 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 Cape May 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 Wildwood?
Ask the Cape May County Sheriff's Office at 609-463-6428; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at capemaycountynj.gov/1680/Sheriffs-Office.
How many people are in the Cape May County jail?
About 210 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 180 beds.
What is the phone number for the Cape May County jail?
609-463-6428, the number on the page of the Cape May County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Cape May 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 Wildwood 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.