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 30, 2026.
Marion County, Ohio, has about 65,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), and arrests there are reported to the FBI by the Marion County Sheriff's Office, one city agency and one campus agency. 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 Marion 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: Marion County public records, Ohio arrest records, Ohio inmate search and Ohio criminal records.
Who Makes Arrests in Marion County
The Marion County Sheriff's Office is the county agency that reports arrests to the FBI for Marion County. It reported 468 arrests for 2025.
One city in Marion County reports its arrests to the FBI separately:
- Marion, 35,576 residents: 1,266 arrests reported for 2025.
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.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Marion County: Ohio State University at Marion (campus police).
How Many Arrests Each Agency Reports in Marion County
The FBI publishes every agency's monthly arrest counts 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.
- Marion: 1,266 for 2025, 1,508 for 2024, 1,513 for 2023, 1,628 for 2022, 1,577 for 2021 and 1,530 for 2020.
- Marion County Sheriff's Office: 468 for 2025, 566 for 2024, 561 for 2020 and 849 for 2019; 2021, 2022 and 2023 are missing months.
Together, the two agencies with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,734 arrests that year. The same agencies with both 2025 and 2024 complete reported 1,734 in 2025 against 2,074 in 2024, down 16 percent.
Booking: Where People Arrested in Marion County Are Held
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Marion 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 150 people, up from about 140 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 166 beds, and it ran at 92 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 Marion County Sheriff's Office at indy.gov/agency/marion-county-sheriffs-office, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
A person sentenced to prison serves the sentence in a facility of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, whose inmate locator is at appgateway.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in Marion County
Whether someone was arrested in Marion County, and what came of it, shows up in two places: the case index of the Marion County Court of Common Pleas, which shows whether charges were filed and the next court date (the court records page SearchSystems verified is at co.marion.oh.us/elected_offices/clerk_of_courts/index.php, phone 740-223-4270); the Prosecuting Attorney, which decides whether an arrest becomes a charge (its page is at co.marion.oh.us/elected_offices/prosecutor.php, phone (740) 223-4290).
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 Marion 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 Marion County Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit.
- An arrest in Marion: the records unit of the agency that reports for that city.
- An arrest by Ohio State University at Marion: the records office of the agency involved.
- A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, (740) 223-4290, handles discovery for pending cases.
- The court file of a case that was filed: the Marion County Court of Common Pleas, through the court records page at co.marion.oh.us, phone 740-223-4270.
- Any county record that is not posted: the county records request page SearchSystems verified is at co.marion.oh.us (page title: Marion County, OH).
- Your own statewide record: a fingerprint-based WebCheck at any WebCheck location.
Cities in Marion County: Who Reports the Arrests
The FBI lists a separate arrest reporting agency for one of the eight cities in Marion County: Marion. Prospect, La Rue, Caledonia, New Bloomington, Morral, Waldo and Green Camp 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 Marion County Court of Common Pleas.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many arrests are made in Marion County each year?
Marion reported 1,266 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and the two agencies with every month of 2025 on file reported 1,734 between them.
How do I find out if someone is in jail in Marion County?
Ask the Marion County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at indy.gov/agency/marion-county-sheriffs-office.
Where are people arrested in Marion County booked?
Those kept in custody go to the county jail, run by the Marion County Sheriff's Office; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked.
Are arrest records public in Marion County?
The court files of criminal cases in the Marion 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 Marion County?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Marion 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 co.marion.oh.us.
Is this the official Marion 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.