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.
Pike County, Alabama, has about 33,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Pike County is held at the county jail, run by the Pike 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.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Pike County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Pike County is held at the county jail, run by the Pike County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Pike County Sheriff's Office at pikecountyalsheriff.com/inmateRoster (page title: Pike County Sheriff’s Office (AL)), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 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 Pike County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 75 people, up from about 71 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 63 beds, and it ran at 119 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Pike County has about 33,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 23 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Pike County Jail
The Pike County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Troy and Brundidge make the arrests that end in a booking in Pike County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Pike County: Troy University (campus police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Troy's 1,318 for 2025, the Pike County Sheriff's Office's 373 for 2025 and Brundidge's 92 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Pike County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,783 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 Pike County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Pike County?
Look on the custody page of the Pike County Sheriff's Office at pikecountyalsheriff.com/inmateRoster. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Pike County jail?
About 75 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 63 beds.
Is this the official Pike 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.