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 October 2, 2026.
Destin, Florida, in Okaloosa County, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Destin is held at the county jail, run by the Okaloosa 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 Destin
The county jail, run by the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Destin, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office at townofgreenwood.org/pt1_type/okaloosa-county-jail (page title: Okaloosa County Jail Inmate Search, Visitation, Mugshots | Records Search), phone (850) 689-5690, 1200 East James Lee Boulevard Crestview, FL 32539, Tuesday - Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 4:40 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 27, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Okaloosa County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 24 people on an average day, down from about 750 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 594 beds, and it ran at 4 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Okaloosa County has about 220,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 1 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Okaloosa County Jail
The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Crestview, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Valparaiso and Shalimar make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Destin.
The FBI's agency list also places five state agencies, one campus police department and one state police unit in Okaloosa County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Crestview's 787 for 2024, Fort Walton Beach's 408 for 2025 and Niceville's 93 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Okaloosa County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 503 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 Destin 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 Okaloosa County serves the sentence in a facility of the Florida Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at fdc.myflorida.com.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Destin?
Look on the custody page of the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office at townofgreenwood.org, or call (850) 689-5690. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Okaloosa County jail?
About 24 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 594 beds.
What is the phone number for the Okaloosa County jail?
(850) 689-5690, the number on the page of the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Okaloosa County go?
To a facility of the Florida Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at fdc.myflorida.com.
Is this the official Destin 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.