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 26, 2026.
West Memphis, Arkansas, in Crittenden County, has about 24,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in West Memphis is held at the county jail, run by the Crittenden 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, state prison and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in West Memphis
A person kept in custody after an arrest in West Memphis is held at the county jail, run by the Crittenden County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Crittenden County Sheriff's Office at crittcoso.com/jail-roster-app (page title: Jail Roster App | Crittenden County Sheriff’s Department), phone 870-702-2000, 350 Afco Road West Memphis, AR 72301, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone booked recently. A person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
The Crittenden County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 120 people, down from about 220 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 338 beds, and it ran at 66 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Crittenden County has about 47,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 26 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Crittenden County Jail
The Crittenden County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for West Memphis (filed by the FBI as West Memphis Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around West Memphis.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were West Memphis's 1,685 for 2025, Marion's 914 for 2025 and the Crittenden County Sheriff's Office's 581 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Crittenden County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,185 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 West Memphis arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Arkansas Division of Correction lists its inmates at doc.arkansas.gov/correction/online-services.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in West Memphis?
Look on the custody page of the Crittenden County Sheriff's Office at crittcoso.com/jail-roster-app, or call 870-702-2000. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Crittenden County jail?
About 120 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 338 beds.
What is the phone number for the Crittenden County jail?
870-702-2000, the number on the page of the Crittenden County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Crittenden County go?
To a facility of the Arkansas Division of Correction; its inmate locator is at doc.arkansas.gov/correction/online-services.
Is this the official West Memphis 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.