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.
Weirton, West Virginia, in Hancock County, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person held after an arrest in Weirton is at the regional jail that serves Hancock County, and the state's inmate search covers every regional jail. 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 Weirton
West Virginia closed its county jails in favor of regional jails run by the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, so a person held after an arrest in Weirton is at the regional jail that serves Hancock County, and the state's inmate search covers all of them.
That search is at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx.
Hancock County in the Regional Jail: The Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the regional jail held about 69 people from Hancock County, up from about 68 in 2019. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Hancock County has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so about 25 of every 10,000 of them are in the regional jail on an average day.
Who Books People
The Hancock County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Weirton (filed by the FBI as Weirton Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Weirton.
The FBI's agency list also places two state agencies, one other agency and one state police unit in Hancock County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were New Cumberland's 1,152 for 2025, Weirton's 332 for 2025 and the Hancock County Sheriff's Office's 61 for 2024.
Together, the three agencies in Hancock County with all twelve months of 2021 on file reported 1,361 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the regional jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Weirton arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation lists its inmates at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Weirton?
Through the state's inmate search at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx, which covers every regional jail; the page of the Hancock County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified is at hancockcountywv.org/sheriff.html.
How many people from Hancock County are in the regional jail?
About 69 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Hancock County go?
To a facility of the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation; its inmate locator is at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx.
Is this the official Weirton 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.