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.
Noble County, Ohio, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), and arrests there are reported to the FBI by the Noble County Sheriff's Office. 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 Noble 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: Noble County public records, Ohio arrest records, Ohio inmate search and Ohio criminal records.
Who Makes Arrests in Noble County
The Noble County Sheriff's Office is the county agency that reports arrests to the FBI for Noble County. It reported 114 arrests for 2023, its latest complete year.
How Many Arrests The Noble County Sheriff's Office Reports
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.
- Noble County Sheriff's Office: 114 for 2023.
Booking: Where People Arrested in Noble County Are Held
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Noble 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 35 people, up from about 27 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 36 beds, and it ran at 75 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Noble County Sheriff's Office at noblesheriff.org/jail-roster (page title: Jail Roster | Noble County Sheriff's Office), phone 740-732-5837, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 27, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone who was 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.
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 Noble County
An arrest in Noble County can be traced in three places, depending on where the case stands: the custody page of the Noble County Sheriff's Office described above, for anyone booked into the county jail; the case index of the Noble County Court of Common Pleas, which shows whether charges were filed and the next court date (the court records page SearchSystems verified is at noblecountyohio.gov/noble-county-clerk-of-courts, phone 740-732-4408); the Prosecuting Attorney, which decides whether an arrest becomes a charge (its page is at noblecountyohio.gov/noble-county-prosecuting-attorney, phone 740-732-5685).
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 Noble 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 Noble County Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit, reached through the office at 740-732-5837.
- A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 740-732-5685, handles discovery for pending cases.
- The court file of a case that was filed: the Noble County Court of Common Pleas, through the court records page at noblecountyohio.gov, phone 740-732-4408.
- Your own statewide record: a fingerprint-based WebCheck at any WebCheck location.
Cities in Noble County: Who Reports the Arrests
The FBI lists no city in Noble County with an arrest reporting agency of its own; the counts above are the county agencies'.
Wherever in the county the arrest happens, a person kept in custody goes to the county jail and the case goes to the Noble County Court of Common Pleas.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many arrests are made in Noble County each year?
The Noble County Sheriff's Office reported 114 arrests to the FBI for 2023, its latest full year.
How do I find out if someone is in jail in Noble County?
Look on the custody page of the Noble County Sheriff's Office at noblesheriff.org/jail-roster, or call 740-732-5837. It covers people booked into the county jail.
Where are people arrested in Noble County booked?
Those kept in custody go to the county jail, run by the Noble County Sheriff's Office; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked.
Are arrest records public in Noble County?
The court files of criminal cases in the Noble 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 Noble County?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Noble 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.
Is this the official Noble 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.