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 23, 2026 and September 26, 2026.
Sequim, Washington, in Clallam County, has about 8,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Sequim is held at the county jail, run by the Clallam 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: Sequim public records, Clallam County inmate search, Sequim arrest records, Sequim warrants, Sequim criminal records, Sequim court records, Washington arrest records and Washington inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Sequim
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Sequim is held at the county jail, run by the Clallam County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Clallam County Sheriff's Office at websrv23.clallam.net/NewWorld.InmateInquiry/WA0050000 (page title: Inmate Search), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 Clallam County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 75 people, down from about 140 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 113 beds, and it ran at 66 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Clallam County has about 78,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 10 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Clallam County Jail
The Clallam County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Sequim (filed by the FBI as Sequim Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Sequim.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Port Angeles's 679 for 2024, the Clallam County Sheriff's Office's 307 for 2025 and Sequim's 236 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Clallam County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 543 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 Sequim 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 Clallam County serves the sentence in a facility of the Washington State Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at doc.wa.gov/records/incarcerated-data-search/incarcerated-search.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Sequim?
Look on the custody page of the Clallam County Sheriff's Office at websrv23.clallam.net. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Clallam County jail?
About 75 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 113 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Clallam County go?
To a facility of the Washington State Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at doc.wa.gov.
Is this the official Sequim 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.