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.
Dallas County, Arkansas, has about 6,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Dallas County is held at the county jail, run by the Dallas 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.
Related guides: Dallas County public records, Dallas County arrest records, Dallas County warrants, Dallas County criminal records, Dallas County court records, Arkansas arrest records and Arkansas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Dallas County
The county jail, run by the Dallas County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Dallas County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Dallas County Sheriff's Office at dallascosoar.gov (page title: Sheriff | Dallas County Sheriff's Office | Fordyce Arkansas), phone (870) 352-2002, 106 S. Charlotte Street Fordyce, AR 71742, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 (870) 352-2002.
The Dallas County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 120 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 128 beds, and it ran at 93 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Dallas County has about 6,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 196 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Dallas County Jail
The Dallas County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Fordyce make the arrests that end in a booking in Dallas County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Dallas County Sheriff's Office's 217 for 2025 and Fordyce's 87 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Dallas County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 304 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 Dallas County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Dallas County serves the sentence in a facility of the Arkansas Division of Correction, whose inmate locator is at doc.arkansas.gov/correction/online-services.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Dallas County?
Ask the Dallas County Sheriff's Office at (870) 352-2002; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at dallascosoar.gov.
How many people are in the Dallas County jail?
About 120 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 128 beds.
What is the phone number for the Dallas County jail?
(870) 352-2002, the number on the page of the Dallas County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Dallas 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 Dallas 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.