Elyria Arrests and Mugshots

Perform a free Elyria Ohio arrest records search, including mugshots, jail roster, recent arrests, and active booking logs.

The Elyria Police Department is a law enforcement agency located in Lorain County, Ohio. The department is composed of 2 main divisions: administration and investigations. The administrative services division is responsible for maintaining all police records and providing community services. The investigations division is made up of the patrol, adult detective, juvenile detective and narcotics bureaus. These officers are responsible for responding to calls for service, deterring crime, solving crime and making arrests. The mission of the department is to provide professional police services to the city in partnership with the community.

Bill Pelko, Chief of Police

Elyria Police Department
18 W. Ave
Elyria, OH 44035
County: Lorain
Phone: 440-326-1200
Fax: 440-326-1338

Population Served: 57,000
Number of Officers: 98

All persons arrested by the Elyria Police Department are transferred to and housed in the Lorain County Jail. The jail has a medical staff, mental health staff, infirmary, on site full scale laundry facility, professional kitchen, library, maintenance and janitorial staff, chaplains and a contract commissary service. The jail has a capacity of 422 male and female inmates. Current inmates and their mugshots can be viewed on the facility’s jail roster.

Inmates are encouraged to visit with their friends and family members while incarcerated. All visits are through a video monitoring system. Visitors can make an account on the ICSolutions website.

General Population Visitation Hours:

Monday-Sunday: 8:30 am to 11:30 am, 12:30 pm to 2 pm, 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm and 6 pm to 9 pm

Isolation and medical needs pods have different visitation days and times. The visitation hours will be released by the inmate to their visiting list.

The crime rate in Elyria, Ohio is 194. The overall crime rate is 1.4 times lower than the US average, and is higher than 67.6% of all US cities and towns. The annual crime rate has decreased by 19%. In the last 5 years, Elyria has seen a decline in both violent and property crimes. Elyria has a livability score of 73/100, which is considered excellent. Elyria crime rates are 21% lower than the Ohio average.

Record Requests, Police Reports and Mugshots in Elyria, Ohio

Police records are available through the Elyria Police Department. Record requests can be submitted in person, by mail, fax or email.

Elyria Police Records Room
18 W Ave
Elyria, OH 44035

Fax: 440-326-1243
Email: [email protected]

A record request form is available for download.

The Lorain County Jail has a public inmate roster which is updated weekly. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order. The inmate’s name, date of birth, booking date, booking number and charges are listed on the roster.

County Sheriff, Warrant, Most Wanted Information in Elyria, Ohio

The Lorain County Sheriff’s Office also has jurisdiction over Elyria, Ohio. The Lorain County Sheriff’s Office is a law enforcement agency located in Elyria, Ohio. The office is responsible for patrolling the county, enforcing all laws, investigating crimes, servicing the courts and overseeing the county jail.

Information regarding active warrants can be obtained by reporting in person to the Sheriff’s Office. No warrant information will be released over the phone. Proper identification must be present at the time of the inquiry.

Neither the Elyria Police Department or Lorain County Sheriff’s Office has a most wanted list at this time.

Lorain County Sheriff’s Office
9896 Murray Ridge Road
Elyria, OH 44035
Phone: 440-329-3709

Elyria, Ohio Information

Elyria is a city in, and the county seat of, Lorain County, Ohio. The city is part of the Greater Cleveland Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city covers a total of 20.84 square miles, of which 20.57 square miles is land and .27 square miles is water. The population was estimated to be 53,757 in the year 2020. The current mayor is Frank Whitfield. Whitfield was elected in 2019.

Frank Whitfield, Mayor
Phone: 440-326-1402