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 24, 2026.
Weber County, Utah, has about 276,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Weber County is held at the county jail, run by the Weber 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: Weber County public records, Weber County arrest records, Weber County warrants, Weber County police reports, Weber County property records, Utah arrest records and Utah inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Weber County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Weber County is held at the county jail, run by the Weber County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Weber County Sheriff's Office at webercountyutah.gov/sheriff/corrections/booking.php (page title: Weber County Sheriff | Booking & Release), 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 Weber County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 770 people, down from about 990 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 1,099 beds, and it ran at 64 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Weber County has about 276,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 28 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Weber County Jail
The Weber County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Ogden, Roy, North Ogden, South Ogden, Pleasant View, Riverdale and one more cities make the arrests that end in a booking in Weber County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Weber County: Weber State University (campus police); Weber Morgan Narcotics Strike Force (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Ogden's 3,941 for 2025, the Weber County Sheriff's Office's 555 for 2025 and Riverdale's 411 for 2025.
Together, the seven agencies in Weber County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,993 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 Weber 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 Utah Department of Corrections lists its inmates at corrections.utah.gov/inmate-services/offender-search.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Weber County?
Look on the custody page of the Weber County Sheriff's Office at webercountyutah.gov. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Weber County jail?
About 770 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 1,099 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Weber County go?
To a facility of the Utah Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at corrections.utah.gov.
Is this the official Weber 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.