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.
St. Marys, Ohio, in Auglaize County, has about 8,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in St. Marys is held at the county jail, run by the Auglaize 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: St. Marys public records, Auglaize County inmate search, St. Marys arrest records, St. Marys warrants, St. Marys criminal records, St. Marys court records, Ohio arrest records and Ohio inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in St. Marys
A person kept in custody after an arrest in St. Marys is held at the county jail, run by the Auglaize County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Auglaize County Sheriff's Office at www2.auglaizecounty.org/elected-officials/sheriff/inmate-lookup (page title: Inmate Lookup | Auglaize County), phone 419-739-6575, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 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 Auglaize County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 42 people, down from about 70 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 72 beds, and it ran at 97 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Auglaize County has about 46,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 9 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Auglaize County Jail
The Auglaize County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for St. Marys (filed by the FBI as St. Marys Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around St. Marys.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were St. Marys's 27 for 2021, the Auglaize County Sheriff's Office's 21 for 2025 and Minster's 16 for 2022.
Together, the four agencies in Auglaize County with all twelve months of 2019 on file reported 70 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 St. Marys 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 St. Marys?
Look on the custody page of the Auglaize County Sheriff's Office at www2.auglaizecounty.org, or call 419-739-6575. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Auglaize County jail?
About 42 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 72 beds.
What is the phone number for the Auglaize County jail?
419-739-6575, the number on the page of the Auglaize County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Auglaize 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 St. Marys 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.