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 October 2, 2026.
Navajo County, Arizona, has about 110,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Navajo County is held at the county jail, run by the Navajo 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: Navajo County public records, Navajo County arrest records, Navajo County warrants, Navajo County criminal records, Navajo County court records, Arizona arrest records and Arizona inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Navajo County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Navajo County is held at the county jail, run by the Navajo County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Navajo County Sheriff's Office at navajocountyaz.gov/160/Detention (page title: Detention | Navajo County, AZ), phone 928-524-5762, 100 East Code Talkers Drive Holbrook AZ 86025, Monday through Friday 8 am to 3:30 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 2, 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 928-524-5762.
The Navajo County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 270 people, down from about 290 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 490 beds, and it ran at 60 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Navajo County has about 110,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 25 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Navajo County Jail
The Navajo County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Show Low, Winslow, Snowflake, Holbrook and Pinetop-Lakeside make the arrests that end in a booking in Navajo County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Winslow's 1,232 for 2025, Show Low's 1,073 for 2025 and the Navajo County Sheriff's Office's 774 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Navajo County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,662 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 Navajo County 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 Navajo County?
Ask the Navajo County Sheriff's Office at 928-524-5762; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at navajocountyaz.gov/160/Detention.
How many people are in the Navajo County jail?
About 270 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 490 beds.
What is the phone number for the Navajo County jail?
928-524-5762, the number on the page of the Navajo County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Navajo 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 Navajo 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.