Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones the agency reported to the FBI, through 2025. 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.
Napoleon, Ohio, in Henry County, has about 8,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), and its arrests are reported to the FBI by an agency of its own. An arrest in the city leaves the same records whoever makes it: the arresting agency's report, the record of anyone held at the county jail, and, if the Prosecuting Attorney files charges, a case in the Henry County Court of Common Pleas. This guide says who keeps each one, what it costs and who may see it, with the arrest counts the agency reported.
This guide covers who makes arrests, how many arrests, booking and the jail, finding an arrest, copies and common questions.
Related guides: Napoleon public records, Henry County arrest records, Ohio arrest records and Ohio inmate search.
Who Makes Arrests in Napoleon
The FBI lists Napoleon with an arrest reporting agency of its own, filed as Napoleon Police Department. It reported 247 arrests for 2025. A city is listed separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
Outside the city, the Henry County Sheriff's Office is the county agency. It reported 144 arrests for 2025.
How Many Arrests Napoleon Reports
Each agency reports its arrests to the FBI by month, and the FBI publishes them on the Crime Data Explorer. These are the full-year totals, all offenses, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026; a year with months missing or not reported is left out.
- Napoleon: 247 for 2025, 203 for 2024, 141 for 2023, 152 for 2022, 167 for 2021 and 170 for 2020.
Napoleon's 247 arrests in 2025 were up 22 percent from 203 in 2024.
Through August 2026, Napoleon reported 140 arrests, against 174 in the same months of 2025.
Across Henry County, the two agencies with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 391 arrests between them.
Booking: Where People Arrested in Napoleon Are Held
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Napoleon is held at the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest, apart from the short stay some city departments' own holding cells allow; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked at all. The jail's record of each person held, with the charges, is a public record of the arrest, and the court file takes over from there.
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 100 people, down from about 120 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 131 beds, and it ran at 79 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Henry County Sheriff's Office at henrycountyohio.gov/190/Sheriffs-Office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Henry County, OH), phone 419-592-8010, 123 E. Washington Street Napoleon, OH 43545, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
A person sentenced to prison serves the sentence in a facility of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, whose inmate locator is at appgateway.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in Napoleon
An arrest in Napoleon can be traced in two places, depending on where the case stands: the case index of the Henry County Court of Common Pleas, which shows whether charges were filed and the next court date (the court records page SearchSystems verified is at henrycountyohio.gov/254/Clerk-of-Courts, phone 419-592-5886); the Prosecuting Attorney, which decides whether an arrest becomes a charge (its page is at henrycountyohio.gov/275/Prosecuting-Attorney, phone 419-591-3091).
Ohio does not let the public search another person's statewide criminal history. The record kept by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation goes to the person it belongs to and to employers and agencies the law authorizes; for everyone else the court's own case index is the public record of an arrest that led to a charge.
Getting a Copy of an Arrest Record in Napoleon
The report of an arrest is released by the agency that made it; the jail and the court hold their own records of the same event, but not the report. Under the Ohio Public Records Act the agency must answer promptly, within a reasonable period of time, and it may charge the actual cost of copying.
- An arrest by the Napoleon police: the police records page SearchSystems verified at napoleonohio.com/records-request-and-search (page title: Public Records | Napoleon, Ohio), phone (419) 592-4010, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
- An arrest by the Henry County Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit, reached through the office at 419-592-8010.
- A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 419-591-3091, handles discovery for pending cases.
- The court file of a case that was filed: the Henry County Court of Common Pleas, through the court records page at henrycountyohio.gov/254/Clerk-of-Courts, phone 419-592-5886.
- Any county record that is not posted: the county records request page SearchSystems verified is at henrycountyohio.gov/requesttracker.aspx (page title: RequestTracker, Henry County, OH, CivicEngage).
- Your own statewide record: a fingerprint-based WebCheck at any WebCheck location.
The Henry County guide covers every agency in the county: Henry County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many arrests are made in Napoleon each year?
Napoleon reported 247 arrests to the FBI for 2025, its latest full year.
How do I find out if someone is in jail in Napoleon?
Ask the Henry County Sheriff's Office at 419-592-8010; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at henrycountyohio.gov/190/Sheriffs-Office.
Where are people arrested in Napoleon booked?
Those kept in custody go to the county jail, run by the Henry County Sheriff's Office; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked.
Are arrest records public in Napoleon?
The court files of criminal cases in the Henry County Court of Common Pleas are public and can be looked up through the court. The statewide criminal history kept by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is not public; you can get your own. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the Ohio Public Records Act.
How do I get a copy of an arrest report in Napoleon?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Napoleon police for its own arrests, the Henry County Sheriff's Office for the sheriff's. Under the Ohio Public Records Act the answer is due promptly, within a reasonable period of time; the county records request page SearchSystems verified is at henrycountyohio.gov/requesttracker.aspx.
Is this the official Napoleon 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.