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 30, 2026.
Lane County, Oregon, has about 382,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Lane County is held at the county jail, run by the Lane 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: Lane County public records, Lane County arrest records, Lane County warrants, Lane County criminal records, Lane County court records, Oregon arrest records and Oregon inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Lane County
The county jail, run by the Lane County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Lane County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Lane County Sheriff's Office at lanecountyor.gov/government/county_departments/sheriff_s_office/jai... (page title: Offender Bookings & Releases | Lane County), phone 541-682-4020, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone 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.
The Lane County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 320 people, down from about 470 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 382 beds, and it ran at 85 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Lane County has about 382,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 8 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Lane County Jail
The Lane County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Eugene, Springfield, Cottage Grove, Florence, Junction City, Oakridge and one more cities make the arrests that end in a booking in Lane County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Lane County: the Lane County Liquor Commission (state agency); the University of Oregon (campus police); the Lane County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Eugene's 7,028 for 2025, Springfield's 2,912 for 2024 and the Lane County Sheriff's Office's 1,023 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Lane County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 8,665 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 Lane 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 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 Lane County?
Look on the custody page of the Lane County Sheriff's Office at lanecountyor.gov, or call 541-682-4020. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Lane County jail?
About 320 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 382 beds.
What is the phone number for the Lane County jail?
541-682-4020, the number on the page of the Lane County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Lane County go?
To a facility of the Oregon Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at oregon.gov.
Is this the official Lane 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.