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 24, 2026 and September 26, 2026.
Miami, Oklahoma, in Ottawa County, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Miami is held at the county jail, run by the Ottawa 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: Miami public records, Ottawa County inmate search, Miami arrest records, Miami warrants, Miami criminal records, Miami court records, Oklahoma arrest records and Oklahoma inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Miami
The county jail, run by the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Miami, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office at ottawacountysook.gov/inmate-search (page title: Inmate Search | Ottawa County Sheriff's Office), phone 877-654-8463, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Ottawa County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 87 people, down from about 100 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 124 beds, and it ran at 76 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Ottawa County has about 30,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 29 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Ottawa County Jail
The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Miami (filed by the FBI as Miami Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Miami.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Ottawa County: Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College and Northeast Technology Center (campus police); Miami Public Schools (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Miami's 251 for 2025, Fairland's 40 for 2025 and the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office's 38 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Ottawa County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 358 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 Miami 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 Ottawa County serves the sentence in a facility of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at okoffender.doc.ok.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Miami?
Look on the custody page of the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office at ottawacountysook.gov/inmate-search, or call 877-654-8463. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Ottawa County jail?
About 87 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 124 beds.
What is the phone number for the Ottawa County jail?
877-654-8463, the number on the page of the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Ottawa County go?
To a facility of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at okoffender.doc.ok.gov.
Is this the official Miami website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.