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.
Henry County, Ohio, has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), and arrests there are reported to the FBI by the Henry County Sheriff's Office and two city agencies. An arrest 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 each agency reported.
This guide covers who makes arrests, how many arrests, booking and the jail, finding an arrest, copies, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Henry County public records, Ohio arrest records, Ohio inmate search and Ohio criminal records.
Who Makes Arrests in Henry County
The Henry County Sheriff's Office is the county agency that reports arrests to the FBI for Henry County. It reported 144 arrests for 2025.
The FBI lists two cities in Henry County with a reporting agency of their own, with the Census population and what each reported:
- Napoleon, 8,724 residents: 247 arrests reported for 2025.
- Deshler, 1,570 residents.
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
How Many Arrests Each Agency Reports in Henry County
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.
- Henry County Sheriff's Office: 144 for 2025, 227 for 2024, 288 for 2023, 271 for 2022, 290 for 2021 and 220 for 2020.
Together, the two agencies with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 391 arrests that year. The same agencies with both 2025 and 2024 complete reported 391 in 2025 against 430 in 2024, down 9.1 percent.
Deshler reported only part of 2025 (11 months) and is left out of the totals.
Booking: Where People Arrested in Henry County Are Held
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Henry County 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 sentence of more than a year is served in state prison; the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction lists its inmates at appgateway.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in Henry County
An arrest in Henry County 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 Henry County
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 Henry County Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit, reached through the office at 419-592-8010.
- An arrest in Napoleon or Deshler: the records unit of the agency that reports for that city; the city guides linked above name each city's records office.
- 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.
Cities in Henry County: Who Reports the Arrests
The FBI lists a separate arrest reporting agency for two of the nine cities in Henry County: Napoleon and Deshler. Liberty Center, Holgate, McClure, Hamler, Malinta, Florida and New Bavaria have no separate reporting agency in the FBI's list.
Wherever in the county the arrest happens, a person kept in custody goes to the county jail and the case goes to the Henry County Court of Common Pleas.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Henry County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own arrest records guide opens there:
- Napoleon (8,724)
Frequently Asked Questions
How many arrests are made in Henry County each year?
Napoleon reported 247 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and the two agencies with every month of 2025 on file reported 391 between them.
How do I find out if someone is in jail in Henry County?
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 Henry County 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 Henry County?
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 Henry County?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Henry County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. 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 Henry County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.