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 October 2, 2026.
Berkeley County, West Virginia, has about 136,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person held after an arrest in Berkeley County is at the regional jail that serves Berkeley 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.
Related guides: Berkeley County public records, Berkeley County arrest records, Berkeley County warrants, Berkeley County criminal records, Berkeley County court records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Berkeley County
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 Berkeley County is at the regional jail that serves Berkeley County, and the state's inmate search covers all of them.
That search is at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx.
Berkeley County in the Regional Jail: The Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the regional jail held about 290 people from Berkeley County, down from about 300 in 2019. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Berkeley County has about 136,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so about 21 of every 10,000 of them are in the regional jail on an average day.
Who Books People
The Berkeley County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Martinsburg make the arrests that end in a booking in Berkeley County.
The FBI's agency list also places two state agencies, one other agency and one state police unit in Berkeley County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Martinsburg's 1,423 for 2021 and the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office's 782 for 2025.
The Berkeley County Sheriff's Office reported 782 arrests to the FBI for 2025. 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 Berkeley 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 Berkeley County serves the sentence in a facility of the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, whose inmate locator is at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Berkeley County?
Through the state's inmate search at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx, which covers every regional jail; the page of the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified is at berkeleywv.org/265/Sheriffs-Office.
How many people from Berkeley County are in the regional jail?
About 290 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Berkeley 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 Berkeley 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.