Reviewed and updated October 7, 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 October 1, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Queens County, New York, has about 2.3 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Queens County is held by the New York City Department of Correction, which runs the jails for all five boroughs. 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: Queens County public records, Queens County warrants, Queens County criminal records, Queens County court records, Queens County police reports, New York arrest records and New York inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Queens County
Queens County has no county jail. A person kept in custody after an arrest in Queens County is held by the New York City Department of Correction, which runs the city's jails for all five boroughs.
The Queens County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 1,720 people, down from about 3,460 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 1,988 beds, and it ran at 81 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Queens County has about 2.3 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 7 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People
The New York City Police Department polices all five boroughs of New York City, Queens County among them, and reports its arrests to the FBI as one agency, so they are not broken out for Queens County here.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision lists its inmates at nysdoccslookup.doccs.ny.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many people are in the Queens County jail?
About 1,720 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 1,988 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Queens County go?
To a facility of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision; its inmate locator is at nysdoccslookup.doccs.ny.gov.
Is this the official Queens 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.