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.
Willoughby Hills, Ohio, in Lake County, has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Willoughby Hills is held at the county jail, run by the Lake 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 Willoughby Hills
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Willoughby Hills is held at the county jail, run by the Lake County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Lake County Sheriff's Office at lakecountyohio.gov/sheriff/sheriffs-jail-roster (page title: Sheriff's Jail Roster | Sheriff), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone booked recently. A person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
The Lake County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 290 people, down from about 350 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 429 beds, and it ran at 68 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Lake County has about 232,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 13 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Lake County Jail
The Lake County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Willoughby Hills (filed by the FBI as Willoughby Hills Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Willoughby Hills.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Lake County: Lakeland Community College (campus police); Lake Metroparks (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Lake County Sheriff's Office's 3,888 for 2020, North Perry's 1,152 for 2025 and Mentor's 907 for 2025.
Together, the ten agencies in Lake County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,006 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 Willoughby Hills 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 Lake 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 Willoughby Hills?
Look on the custody page of the Lake County Sheriff's Office at lakecountyohio.gov. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Lake County jail?
About 290 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 429 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Lake 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 Willoughby Hills 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.