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 27, 2026.
Lincoln City, Oregon, in Lincoln County, has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Lincoln City is held at the county jail, run by the Lincoln 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.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Lincoln City
The county jail, run by the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Lincoln City, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office at p2c.lincolnsheriff.org/jailinmates.aspx (page title: Lincoln County Sheriffs Office P2C), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 27, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Lincoln County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 120 people, down from about 160 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 161 beds, and it ran at 100 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Lincoln County has about 51,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 24 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Lincoln County Jail
The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Lincoln City (filed by the FBI as Lincoln City Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Lincoln City.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Lincoln County: the Lincoln County Liquor Commission (state agency); the Lincoln County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Newport's 572 for 2025, Lincoln City's 533 for 2025 and the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office's 418 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Lincoln County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,561 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 Lincoln City arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Oregon Department of Corrections lists its inmates at oregon.gov/doc/victim-services/pages/offender-search.aspx.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Lincoln City?
Ask the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at p2c.lincolnsheriff.org/jailinmates.aspx.
How many people are in the Lincoln County jail?
About 120 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 161 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Lincoln County go?
To a facility of the Oregon Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at oregon.gov.
Is this the official Lincoln City 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.