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 4, 2026.
Elmore County, Alabama, has about 91,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Elmore County is held at the county jail, run by the Elmore 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: Elmore County public records, Elmore County arrest records, Elmore County warrants, Elmore County criminal records, Elmore County court records, Alabama arrest records and Alabama inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Elmore County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Elmore County is held at the county jail, run by the Elmore County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Elmore County Sheriff's Office at elmoreso.com (page title: Elmore County AL Sheriff's Office), phone 334-567-5227, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at 334-567-5227.
The Elmore County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 260 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 242 beds, and it ran at 108 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Elmore County has about 91,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 29 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Elmore County Jail
The Elmore County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Millbrook, Wetumpka, Tallassee, Coosada and Eclectic make the arrests that end in a booking in Elmore County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Elmore County: Central Alabama Drug Task Force (other agency).
The Prattville Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Elmore County, so its arrests are not broken out for Elmore County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Elmore County Sheriff's Office's 1,261 for 2025, Millbrook's 911 for 2025 and Wetumpka's 583 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Elmore County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,245 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 Elmore County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Elmore County?
Ask the Elmore County Sheriff's Office at 334-567-5227; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at elmoreso.com.
How many people are in the Elmore County jail?
About 260 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 242 beds.
What is the phone number for the Elmore County jail?
334-567-5227, the number on the page of the Elmore County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Is this the official Elmore 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.