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 September 30, 2026.
Tallapoosa County, Alabama, has about 41,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Tallapoosa County is held at the county jail, run by the Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Tallapoosa County is held at the county jail, run by the Tallapoosa County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Tallapoosa County Sheriff's Office at tallaco.com/departments/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Tallapoosa County), phone (256) 825-4264, 316 Industrial Park Drive Dadeville, AL 36853, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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 (256) 825-4264.
The Tallapoosa County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 160 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 147 beds, and it ran at 111 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Tallapoosa County has about 41,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 40 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Tallapoosa County Jail
The Tallapoosa County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Alexander City, Dadeville, Camp Hill, New Site and Jacksons' Gap make the arrests that end in a booking in Tallapoosa County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Tallapoosa County: Central Alabama Community College (campus police).
The Tallassee Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Tallapoosa County, so its arrests are not broken out for Tallapoosa County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Alexander City's 966 for 2025, the Tallapoosa County Sheriff's Office's 490 for 2025 and Dadeville's 198 for 2025.
Together, the six agencies in Tallapoosa County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,709 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 Tallapoosa County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Tallapoosa County?
Ask the Tallapoosa County Sheriff's Office at (256) 825-4264; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at tallaco.com/departments/sheriff.
How many people are in the Tallapoosa County jail?
About 160 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 147 beds.
What is the phone number for the Tallapoosa County jail?
(256) 825-4264, the number on the page of the Tallapoosa County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Is this the official Tallapoosa 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.