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.
Muskingum County, Ohio, has about 87,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Muskingum County is held at the county jail, run by the Muskingum 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: Muskingum County public records, Muskingum County arrest records, Muskingum County warrants, Muskingum County criminal records, Muskingum County court records, Ohio arrest records and Ohio inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Muskingum County
The county jail, run by the Muskingum County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Muskingum County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Muskingum County Sheriff's Office at ohiomuskingumsheriff.org (page title: Muskingum County Sheriff's Office | Muskingum County Ohio), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Muskingum County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 220 people, down from about 260 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 56 beds, and it ran at 455 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Muskingum County has about 87,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 25 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Muskingum County Jail
The Muskingum County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Zanesville, New Concord, South Zanesville, Dresden and Frazeysburg make the arrests that end in a booking in Muskingum County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Muskingum County: Muskingum University (campus police).
The Roseville Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Muskingum County, so its arrests are not broken out for Muskingum County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Zanesville's 647 for 2025, the Muskingum County Sheriff's Office's 409 for 2025 and Frazeysburg's 18 for 2023.
Together, the three agencies in Muskingum County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 1,342 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 Muskingum County 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 Muskingum County?
Ask the Muskingum County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at ohiomuskingumsheriff.org.
How many people are in the Muskingum County jail?
About 220 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 56 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Muskingum 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 Muskingum 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.