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 on September 23, 2026.
Venango County, Pennsylvania, has about 49,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Venango County is held at the county jail, run by the County Sheriff | Venango County, PA, 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 Venango County
The county jail, run by the County Sheriff | Venango County, PA, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Venango County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the County Sheriff | Venango County, PA at venangocountypa.gov/268/County-Sheriff (page title: County Sheriff | Venango County, PA), phone 814-432-9565, 1168 Liberty Street Courthouse, 1st Floor Franklin, PA 16323, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at 814-432-9565.
The Venango County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 130 people, down from about 160 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 174 beds, and it ran at 73 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Venango County has about 49,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 26 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Venango County Jail
The County Sheriff | Venango County, PA and the agencies that report for Oil City, Franklin, Sugarcreek, Polk and Emlenton make the arrests that end in a booking in Venango County.
The FBI's agency list also places one state police unit, three state agencies and one other agency in Venango County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Oil City's 387 for 2025, Franklin's 319 for 2025 and Sugarcreek's 195 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Venango County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 909 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 Venango 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 Venango County serves the sentence in a facility of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at inmatelocator.cor.pa.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Venango County?
Ask the County Sheriff | Venango County, PA at 814-432-9565; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at venangocountypa.gov/268/County-Sheriff.
How many people are in the Venango County jail?
About 130 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 174 beds.
What is the phone number for the Venango County jail?
814-432-9565, the number on the page of the County Sheriff | Venango County, PA SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Venango County go?
To a facility of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at inmatelocator.cor.pa.gov.
Is this the official Venango 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.