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 on September 24, 2026.
Kent County, Delaware, has about 193,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). In Delaware the jails are the state's, so one locator covers everyone held after an arrest in Kent County. 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: Kent County public records, Kent County arrest records, Kent County warrants, Kent County criminal records, Kent County court records, Delaware arrest records and Delaware inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Kent County
Delaware has no county jails, so one search covers everyone held after an arrest in Kent County: the Delaware Department of Correction runs every jail and prison in the state and lists the people it holds, awaiting trial or serving a sentence.
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 agencies that report for Dover, Smyrna, Clayton, Camden, Harrington, Cheswold and five more cities make the arrests in Kent County.
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 Kent County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Kent County?
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 Kent 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.