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.
Clear Creek County, Colorado, has about 9,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Clear Creek County is held at the county jail, run by the Clear Creek 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 Clear Creek County
The county jail, run by the Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Clear Creek County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office at co.clear-creek.co.us/782/Detentions (page title: Detentions | Clear Creek County, CO), phone (303) 980-7300, 405 Argentine Street P.O. Box 2000 Georgetown, CO 80444, Monday through Thursday 7:30am - 4pm, 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 (303) 980-7300.
The Clear Creek County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 37 people, down from about 71 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2025 was 75 beds, and it ran at 49 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Clear Creek County has about 9,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 41 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Clear Creek County Jail
The Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Idaho Springs and Empire make the arrests that end in a booking in Clear Creek County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Idaho Springs's 262 for 2025, the Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office's 212 for 2025 and Empire's 11 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Clear Creek County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 485 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 Clear Creek 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 Clear Creek County serves the sentence in a facility of the Colorado Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at cdoc.colorado.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Clear Creek County?
Ask the Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office at (303) 980-7300; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.clear-creek.co.us/782/Detentions.
How many people are in the Clear Creek County jail?
About 37 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 75 beds.
What is the phone number for the Clear Creek County jail?
(303) 980-7300, the number on the page of the Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Clear Creek County go?
To a facility of the Colorado Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at cdoc.colorado.gov.
Is this the official Clear Creek 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.