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.
San Bernardino County, California, has about 2.2 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in San Bernardino County is held at the county jail, run by the San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in San Bernardino County is held at the county jail, run by the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office at jimsnetil.shr.sbcounty.gov/bookingsearch.aspx (page title: County of San Bernardino Inmate Locator), phone (213) 894-2485, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The San Bernardino County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 4,570 people, down from about 5,510 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 7,556 beds, and it ran at 60 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
San Bernardino County has about 2.2 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 21 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the San Bernardino County Jail
The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for San Bernardino, Fontana, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Victorville, Rialto and 18 more cities make the arrests that end in a booking in San Bernardino County.
The FBI's agency list also places three campus police departments, five other agencies, two state agencies and ten state police units in San Bernardino County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office's 10,411 for 2022, San Bernardino's 6,067 for 2023 and Fontana's 5,353 for 2025.
Together, the seven agencies in San Bernardino County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 16,078 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 San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino County?
Look on the custody page of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office at jimsnetil.shr.sbcounty.gov/bookingsearch.aspx, or call (213) 894-2485. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the San Bernardino County jail?
About 4,570 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 7,556 beds.
What is the phone number for the San Bernardino County jail?
(213) 894-2485, the number on the page of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino 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.