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. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and September 26, 2026.
Dover, Delaware, in Kent County, has about 40,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). In Delaware the jails are the state's, so one locator covers everyone held after an arrest in Dover. 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, who books people and common questions.
Related guides: Dover public records, Kent County inmate search, Dover arrest records, Dover warrants, Dover criminal records, Dover court records, Delaware arrest records and Delaware inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Dover
Anyone held after an arrest in Dover is in the custody of the Delaware Department of Correction, which runs the jails as well as the prisons in Delaware, so the inmate lookup is the state's.
The Delaware Department of Correction's inmate locator is at doc.delaware.gov/views/inmate_locator.blade.shtml.
Who Books People
The state police or the town police and the agency that reports for Dover (filed by the FBI as Dover Police Department) make the arrests in and around Dover.
The FBI's agency list also places seven state agencies, one other agency, one state police unit and one campus police department in Kent County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The Milford Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Kent County, so its arrests are not broken out for Kent County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Dover's 2,802 for 2025, Smyrna's 473 for 2025 and Camden's 154 for 2025.
Together, the 11 agencies in Kent County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,681 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Dover arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Dover?
Through the Delaware Department of Correction's inmate locator at doc.delaware.gov; the department holds everyone in custody in Delaware.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Kent County go?
To a facility of the Delaware Department of Correction; its inmate locator is at doc.delaware.gov.
Is this the official Dover website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.