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 on September 23, 2026.
Ocean County, New Jersey, has about 666,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Ocean County is held at the county jail, run by the Ocean 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: Ocean County public records, Ocean County arrest records, Ocean County warrants, Ocean County criminal records, Ocean County court records, New Jersey arrest records and New Jersey inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Ocean County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Ocean County is held at the county jail, run by the Ocean County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Ocean County Sheriff's Office at coroms.co.ocean.nj.us:8087/IML (page title: Inmate Lookup Tool), 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 Ocean County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 300 people, down from about 400 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 692 beds, and it ran at 43 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Ocean County has about 666,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 5 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Ocean County Jail
The Ocean County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Point Pleasant, Beachwood, Point Pleasant Beach, South Toms River, Tuckerton, Lakehurst and 13 more cities make the arrests that end in a booking in Ocean County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Ocean County: Prosecutor in Ocean County (other agency); the Ocean County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Toms River Township's 1,118 for 2025, Lakewood Township's 1,100 for 2025 and Brick Township's 784 for 2025.
Together, the 27 agencies in Ocean County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 7,515 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 Ocean County 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 Ocean County?
Look on the custody page of the Ocean County Sheriff's Office at coroms.co.ocean.nj.us:8087/IML. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Ocean County jail?
About 300 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 692 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Ocean 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 Ocean County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.