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 9, 2026.
Leeds, Alabama, in Jefferson County, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Leeds is held at the county jail, run by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. 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 and common questions.
Related guides: Leeds public records, Jefferson County inmate search, Leeds arrest records, Leeds warrants, Leeds criminal records, Leeds court records, Alabama arrest records and Alabama inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Leeds
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Leeds is held at the county jail, run by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office at sheriff.jccal.org/NewWorld.InmateInquiry/AL0010000 (page title: Inmate Search), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Jefferson County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 920 people, down from about 1,380 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 1,155 beds, and it ran at 80 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Jefferson County has about 665,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 14 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Jefferson County Jail
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Leeds (filed by the FBI as Leeds Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Leeds.
The FBI's agency list also places five campus police departments, one state agency and two other agencies in Jefferson County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The Helena Police Department, the Sumiton Police Department, the Argo Police Department and one more are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Jefferson County, so their arrests are not broken out for Jefferson County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Birmingham's 3,115 for 2025, Bessemer's 2,426 for 2025 and Homewood's 1,818 for 2025.
Together, the 21 agencies in Jefferson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 17,082 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Leeds arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Leeds?
Look on the custody page of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office at sheriff.jccal.org. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Jefferson County jail?
About 920 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 1,155 beds.
Is this the official Leeds 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.