Find Inmates in the Hammond Jail Roster

Hammond does not have a city-run jail, so the Hammond jail roster is housed at the Lake County Jail in Crown Point. All arrests made by Hammond Police Department officers result in booking at the Lake County Jail, located at 2293 N. Main Street, Crown Point, IN 46307. To check on someone arrested in Hammond, you need to search the Lake County Sheriff's inmate lookup or use the statewide INjail portal. Both tools are free and available to the public online.

Hammond Police Department

The Hammond Police Department is a large municipal agency serving one of northwest Indiana's most populous cities. The department describes its mission as "being the exemplary Law Enforcement Agency in Indiana." Officers cover the entire city, handle calls for service, and make arrests across all neighborhoods.

Hammond sits along the Illinois border in Lake County, directly adjacent to Chicago. The department handles a wide range of incidents, from routine traffic enforcement to serious criminal investigations. All arrests by Hammond officers result in booking at the Lake County Jail in Crown Point, roughly 20 miles south of Hammond. The city does not hold inmates locally.

For non-emergency inquiries or to get information on how to access police records, contact the Hammond Police Department directly or visit the city's department page.

Hammond Inmate Lookup at Lake County Jail

The Lake County Sheriff's Office publishes an inmate search tool that covers all Lake County Jail bookings, including those originating from Hammond Police Department. The primary inmate search is at lakecountysheriff.com. A second search interface is available at lcso.org/inmate-search. Both pull from the same booking database and show current inmates at the Crown Point facility.

The Lake County Sheriff's Office website at lakecountysheriff.com, shown below, hosts the primary inmate lookup tool for Hammond and all other Lake County jurisdictions.

The inmate search on this site is updated regularly and reflects current booking and custody data at the Lake County Jail in Crown Point.

To reach the Lake County Sheriff Administration directly, call 219-755-3400. For specific booking questions, the jail booking desk can be reached at 219-648-6300. If someone was booked from Hammond but you can't find them on the county site, also try the statewide INjail portal at public.indianajail.gov.

VINE Victim Notification

VINE is a free service that monitors custody at the Lake County Jail and sends alerts when status changes. Register at VINELink.com or call 1-866-959-8463 to set up an account. Once you register for a specific individual, VINE contacts you by phone or email when that person is released, transferred, or has any change in custody status.

The service runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You don't need to keep checking the Lake County inmate search manually. VINE does the monitoring and pushes an alert to you. This is the most reliable way to track release dates or custody changes for someone booked after a Hammond arrest.

Booking Records and Public Access

All booking records at the Lake County Jail are public under IC 5-14-3, Indiana's Access to Public Records Act. A booking record typically includes name, date of birth, address, charges, booking date, bond amount, and arresting agency. Hammond Police Department will appear as the arresting agency for anyone booked following a Hammond arrest.

Indiana's jail regulations at 210 IAC 3-1-6 set minimum standards for how county jails keep and share records. Lake County Jail follows these requirements when responding to both online lookups and formal public records requests.

If you need records for someone already released, submit a written request to the Lake County Sheriff's Office. The office is required under state law to respond within a reasonable time. Some records may be withheld when an investigation is still active or when juvenile information is involved.

Additional Resources

When a Hammond arrest leads to a conviction and a state sentence, the person moves out of the Lake County Jail and into the Indiana Department of Correction system. Use the IDOC Offender Locator at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov to find people serving time at state facilities. This tool covers all IDOC prisons and work release programs across Indiana.

For searches that need to cover multiple counties at once, the INjail portal at public.indianajail.gov is a good option. It pulls booking data from most Indiana county jails and lets you search by name across the state without having to check each county individually.

Nearby Cities

Hammond shares Lake County with several other cities in northwest Indiana. All of them use the Lake County Jail in Crown Point for inmate custody.