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 27, 2026.
Port Clinton, Ohio, in Ottawa County, has about 5,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Port Clinton is held at the county jail, run by the Ottawa 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 Port Clinton
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Port Clinton is held at the county jail, run by the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office at ottawacountysheriff.info (page title: Ottawa County Sheriff's Office | Sheriff Stephen J. Levorchick), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 27, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Ottawa County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 73 people, down from about 96 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 87 beds, and it ran at 84 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Ottawa County has about 40,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 18 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Ottawa County Jail
The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Port Clinton (filed by the FBI as Port Clinton Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Port Clinton.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Clay Center's 1,152 for 2025, Marblehead's 1,152 for 2025 and Rocky Ridge's 1,152 for 2025.
Together, the six agencies in Ottawa County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 3,695 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 Port Clinton 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 Ottawa County serves the sentence in a facility of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, whose inmate locator is at appgateway.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Port Clinton?
Ask the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at ottawacountysheriff.info.
How many people are in the Ottawa County jail?
About 73 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 87 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Ottawa 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 Port Clinton 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.