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.
Moffat County, Colorado, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Moffat County is held at the county jail, run by the Moffat 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 Moffat County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Moffat County is held at the county jail, run by the Moffat County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Moffat County Sheriff's Office at moffatcounty.colorado.gov/government/elected-officials/county-sheriff (page title: County Sheriff | Moffat County), phone (970) 824-4495, 800 W. 1st St. Ste. 100 Craig, CO 81625, 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 (970) 824-4495.
The Moffat County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 25 people, down from about 40 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2025 was 105 beds, and it ran at 24 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Moffat County has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 19 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Moffat County Jail
The Moffat County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Craig and Dinosaur make the arrests that end in a booking in Moffat County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Craig's 326 for 2025, the Moffat County Sheriff's Office's 142 for 2025 and Dinosaur's 9 for 2021.
Together, the two agencies in Moffat County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 468 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 Moffat 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 Moffat 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 Moffat County?
Ask the Moffat County Sheriff's Office at (970) 824-4495; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at moffatcounty.colorado.gov.
How many people are in the Moffat County jail?
About 25 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 105 beds.
What is the phone number for the Moffat County jail?
(970) 824-4495, the number on the page of the Moffat County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Moffat County go?
To a facility of the Colorado Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at cdoc.colorado.gov.
Is this the official Moffat 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.