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 26, 2026.
Bellevue, Ohio, in Sandusky County, has about 8,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Bellevue is held at the county jail, run by the Sandusky 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 Bellevue
The county jail, run by the Sandusky County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Bellevue, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Sandusky County Sheriff's Office at sanduskycountyoh.gov/index.php?page=sheriff (page title: Sandusky County, Ohio | Sheriff), phone 419-332-2613, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 419-332-2613.
The Sandusky County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 80 people, down from about 99 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 119 beds, and it ran at 83 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Sandusky County has about 59,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 14 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Sandusky County Jail
The Sandusky County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Bellevue (filed by the FBI as Bellevue Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Bellevue.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Sandusky County: the Sandusky County Park District (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Sandusky County Sheriff's Office's 1,152 for 2025, Gibsonburg's 1,152 for 2025 and Green Springs's 1,152 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Sandusky County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,108 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 Bellevue arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction lists its inmates at appgateway.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Bellevue?
Ask the Sandusky County Sheriff's Office at 419-332-2613; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at sanduskycountyoh.gov/index.php?page=sheriff.
How many people are in the Sandusky County jail?
About 80 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 119 beds.
What is the phone number for the Sandusky County jail?
419-332-2613, the number on the page of the Sandusky County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Sandusky County go?
To a facility of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction; its inmate locator is at appgateway.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch.
Is this the official Bellevue 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.