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 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026.
Bullhead City, Arizona, in Mohave County, has about 43,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Bullhead City is held at the county jail, run by the Mohave 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 Bullhead City
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Bullhead City is held at the county jail, run by the Mohave County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Mohave County Sheriff's Office at mohave.gov/departments/sheriff/jail (page title: Jail | Mohave County), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Mohave County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 430 people, down from about 560 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 708 beds, and it ran at 60 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Mohave County has about 226,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 19 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Mohave County Jail
The Mohave County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Bullhead City (filed by the FBI as Bullhead City Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Bullhead City.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Mohave County: Mohave County Parks Department, Park Rangers (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Mohave County Sheriff's Office's 2,668 for 2025, Lake Havasu City's 2,098 for 2025 and Kingman's 2,068 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Mohave County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6,916 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 Bullhead City arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry lists its inmates at corrections.az.gov/inmate-data-search.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Bullhead City?
Ask the Mohave County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at mohave.gov/departments/sheriff/jail.
How many people are in the Mohave County jail?
About 430 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 708 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Mohave County go?
To a facility of the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry; its inmate locator is at corrections.az.gov/inmate-data-search.
Is this the official Bullhead City 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.