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 October 9, 2026.
Florence County, Wisconsin, has about 4,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), and arrests there are reported to the FBI by the Florence County Sheriff's Office. An arrest leaves the same records whoever makes it: the arresting agency's report, the record of anyone held at the county jail, and, if the District Attorney files charges, a case in the Florence County Circuit Court. This guide says who keeps each one, what it costs and who may see it, with the arrest counts each agency reported.
This guide covers who makes arrests, how many arrests, booking and the jail, finding an arrest, copies and common questions.
Related guides: Florence County public records, Wisconsin arrest records, Wisconsin inmate search and Wisconsin criminal records.
Who Makes Arrests in Florence County
The Florence County Sheriff's Office is the county agency that reports arrests to the FBI for Florence County. It reported 89 arrests for 2025.
How Many Arrests The Florence County Sheriff's Office Reports
The FBI publishes every agency's monthly arrest counts on the Crime Data Explorer. These are the full-year totals, all offenses, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026; a year with months missing or not reported is left out.
- Florence County Sheriff's Office: 89 for 2025, 100 for 2022, 51 for 2020 and 66 for 2019; 2021, 2023 and 2024 are missing months.
Through April 2026, Florence County Sheriff's Office reported 16 arrests, against 27 in the same months of 2025.
Booking: Where People Arrested in Florence County Are Held
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Florence County is held at the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest, apart from the short stay some city departments' own holding cells allow; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked at all. The jail's record of each person held, with the charges, is a public record of the arrest, and the court file takes over from there.
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 6 people, down from about 11 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2025 was 28 beds, and it ran at 21 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Florence County Sheriff's Office at florencecountywi.com/departments/sheriff (page title: Florence County Government | Departments | Sheriff), phone 715-528-3346, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison; the Wisconsin Department of Corrections lists its inmates at appsdoc.wi.gov/lop/welcome.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in Florence County
An arrest in Florence County can be traced in two places, depending on where the case stands: the case index of the Florence County Circuit Court, which shows whether charges were filed and the next court date (the court records page SearchSystems verified is at florencecountywi.com/departments/clerk-of-courts, phone 877-392-2455); the District Attorney, which decides whether an arrest becomes a charge (its page is at florencecountywi.com/departments/district-attorney-victim-witness-p...).
Statewide, Wisconsin Circuit Court Access is the free statewide case search of every circuit court.
Wisconsin is one of the states that lets anyone look up another person's statewide criminal history: the Wisconsin Online Record Check System lets anyone run a name-based check, through the Wisconsin Department of Justice. That record shows what agencies reported to the state, which is wider than one county's court index but can lag it.
Getting a Copy of an Arrest Record in Florence County
The report of an arrest is released by the agency that made it; the jail and the court hold their own records of the same event, but not the report. Under the Wisconsin Public Records Law the agency must answer as soon as practicable and without delay; the law sets no number of days, and it may charge the actual cost of copying and locating, with no charge for the first $50 of locating.
- An arrest by the Florence County Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit, reached through the office at 715-528-3346.
- A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney handles discovery for pending cases.
- The court file of a case that was filed: the Florence County Circuit Court, through the court records page at florencecountywi.com, phone 877-392-2455.
- Your own statewide record: the same request described above, for your own name.
The other Florence County guides go further: warrants, criminal records, court records, police reports, traffic tickets, DUI, divorce records and property records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many arrests are made in Florence County each year?
The Florence County Sheriff's Office reported 89 arrests to the FBI for 2025, its latest full year.
How do I find out if someone is in jail in Florence County?
Ask the Florence County Sheriff's Office at 715-528-3346; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at florencecountywi.com/departments/sheriff.
Where are people arrested in Florence County booked?
Those kept in custody go to the county jail, run by the Florence County Sheriff's Office; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked.
Are arrest records public in Florence County?
The court files of criminal cases are public, and so is the statewide criminal history kept by the Wisconsin Department of Justice: the Wisconsin Online Record Check System lets anyone run a name-based check. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the Wisconsin Public Records Law.
How do I get a copy of an arrest report in Florence County?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Florence County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Wisconsin Public Records Law the answer is due as soon as practicable and without delay; the law sets no number of days.
Is this the official Florence 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.