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 October 2, 2026.
Upper Sandusky, Ohio, in Wyandot County, has about 6,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Upper Sandusky is held at the county jail, run by the Wyandot 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 Upper Sandusky
The county jail, run by the Wyandot County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Upper Sandusky, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Wyandot County Sheriff's Office at co.wyandot.oh.us/183/Corrections (page title: Corrections | Wyandot County, OH), phone 866-345-1884, 119 N Seventh Street Upper Sandusky, OH 43351, Wednesdays 2 to 4 pm, 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 866-345-1884.
The Wyandot County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 23 people, up from about 23 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 20 beds, and it ran at 115 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Wyandot County has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 11 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Wyandot County Jail
The Wyandot County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Upper Sandusky (filed by the FBI as Upper Sandusky Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Upper Sandusky.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Upper Sandusky's 103 for 2025, the Wyandot County Sheriff's Office's 65 for 2025 and Carey's 52 for 2020.
Together, the two agencies in Wyandot County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 168 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 Upper Sandusky 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 Wyandot 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 Upper Sandusky?
Ask the Wyandot County Sheriff's Office at 866-345-1884; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.wyandot.oh.us/183/Corrections.
How many people are in the Wyandot County jail?
About 23 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 20 beds.
What is the phone number for the Wyandot County jail?
866-345-1884, the number on the page of the Wyandot County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Wyandot 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 Upper Sandusky 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.