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 on September 23, 2026.
Del Norte County, California, has about 27,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Del Norte County is held at the county jail, run by the Del Norte 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 Del Norte County
The county jail, run by the Del Norte County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Del Norte County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Del Norte County Sheriff's Office at co.del-norte.ca.us/departments/sheriff (page title: County of Del Norte, California | Sheriff's Office), phone (707) 464-4191, 650 Fifth Street, Crescent City, CA 95531, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 (707) 464-4191.
The Del Norte County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 34 people, down from about 110 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2018, the last year with a capacity figure, was 107 beds, and it ran at 89 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Del Norte County has about 27,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 13 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Del Norte County Jail
The Del Norte County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Crescent City make the arrests that end in a booking in Del Norte County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Del Norte County: the Highway Patrol's Crescent City Area Office (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Crescent City's 475 for 2025 and the Del Norte County Sheriff's Office's 379 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Del Norte County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 854 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 Del Norte 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 California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation lists its inmates at cdcr.ca.gov/search.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Del Norte County?
Ask the Del Norte County Sheriff's Office at (707) 464-4191; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.del-norte.ca.us/departments/sheriff.
How many people are in the Del Norte County jail?
About 34 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 107 beds.
What is the phone number for the Del Norte County jail?
(707) 464-4191, the number on the page of the Del Norte County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Del Norte County go?
To a facility of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; its inmate locator is at cdcr.ca.gov/search.
Is this the official Del Norte 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.