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 30, 2026.
Gilpin County, Colorado, has about 6,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Gilpin County is held at the county jail, run by the Gilpin 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 Gilpin County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Gilpin County is held at the county jail, run by the Gilpin County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Gilpin County Sheriff's Office at gilpincounty.colorado.gov/elected-officials/sheriffs-page (page title: Sheriff's Page | Gilpin County), phone (303) 582-5500, 2960 Dory Hill Rd, Suite 300 Black Hawk, CO 80422, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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) 582-5500.
The Gilpin County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 27 people, down from about 49 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2025 was 96 beds, and it ran at 28 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Gilpin County has about 6,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 45 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Gilpin County Jail
The Gilpin County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Black Hawk make the arrests that end in a booking in Gilpin County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Black Hawk's 507 for 2025 and the Gilpin County Sheriff's Office's 156 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Gilpin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 663 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 Gilpin 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 Gilpin 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 Gilpin County?
Ask the Gilpin County Sheriff's Office at (303) 582-5500; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at gilpincounty.colorado.gov.
How many people are in the Gilpin County jail?
About 27 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 96 beds.
What is the phone number for the Gilpin County jail?
(303) 582-5500, the number on the page of the Gilpin County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Gilpin County go?
To a facility of the Colorado Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at cdoc.colorado.gov.
Is this the official Gilpin 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.