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 October 1, 2026.
Preble County, Ohio, has about 41,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Preble County is held at the county jail, run by the Preble 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: Preble County public records, Preble County arrest records, Preble County warrants, Preble County criminal records, Preble County court records, Ohio arrest records and Ohio inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Preble County
The county jail, run by the Preble County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Preble County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Preble County Sheriff's Office at preblecountysheriff.org (page title: Sheriff's Office | Preble County, OH), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Preble County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 46 people, down from about 65 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 70 beds, and it ran at 93 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Preble County has about 41,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 11 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Preble County Jail
The Preble County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Eaton, Camden, Lewisburg, New Paris, West Alexandria and Gratis make the arrests that end in a booking in Preble County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Preble County Sheriff's Office's 211 for 2025, Eaton's 151 for 2025 and Lewisburg's 78 for 2020.
Together, the two agencies in Preble County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 477 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 Preble County 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 Preble 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 Preble County?
Ask the Preble County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at preblecountysheriff.org.
How many people are in the Preble County jail?
About 46 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 70 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Preble 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 Preble 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.