Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones the agency reported to the FBI, through 2025. 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.
Jacksonville Beach, Florida, in Duval County, has about 24,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), and its arrests are reported to the FBI by an agency of its own. An arrest in the city leaves the same records whoever makes it: the arresting agency's report, the record of anyone held at the county jail, and, if the State Attorney files charges, a case in the Duval County Circuit Court. This guide says who keeps each one, what it costs and who may see it, with the arrest counts the agency reported.
This guide covers who makes arrests, how many arrests, booking and the jail, finding an arrest, copies and common questions.
Related guides: Jacksonville Beach public records, Duval County arrest records, Florida arrest records and Florida inmate search.
Who Makes Arrests in Jacksonville Beach
The FBI lists Jacksonville Beach with an arrest reporting agency of its own, filed as Jacksonville Beach Police Department. It reported 878 arrests for 2025. A city is listed separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
Outside the city, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is the county agency. It reported 25,105 arrests for 2025.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Duval County: the Department of Law Enforcement at Duval County, Jacksonville, the Department of Corrections, Office of the Inspector General in DeSoto County, the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco in Duval County, the Department of Insurance in Duval County and three more (state agency); the University of North Florida and Florida State College at Jacksonville (campus police); the Jacksonville Aviation Authority and Duval County Schools (other); the Highway Patrol in Duval County (state police).
How Many Arrests Jacksonville Beach Reports
The FBI publishes every agency's monthly arrest counts on the Crime Data Explorer. These are the full-year totals, all offenses, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026; a year with months missing or not reported is left out.
- Jacksonville Beach: 878 for 2025.
Through April 2026, Jacksonville Beach reported 298 arrests, against 257 in the same months of 2025.
Across Duval County, the four agencies with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 26,669 arrests between them.
Booking: Where People Arrested in Jacksonville Beach Are Held
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Jacksonville Beach is held at the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest, apart from the short stay some city departments' own holding cells allow; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked at all. The jail's record of each person held, with the charges, is a public record of the arrest, and the court file takes over from there.
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 2,980 people on an average day, down from about 3,290 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 4,142 beds, and it ran at 91 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office at jaxsheriff.org (page title: www.jaxsheriff.org | Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (JSO) Homepage), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison; the Florida Department of Corrections lists its inmates at fdc.myflorida.com.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in Jacksonville Beach
For Jacksonville Beach the place to look is the case index of the Duval County Circuit Court, which shows whether charges were filed and the next court date (the court records page SearchSystems verified is at duvalclerk.com/online-option/court-records, phone (904) 255-2000).
Florida is one of the states that lets anyone look up another person's statewide criminal history: anyone can run a name-based criminal history search online for $24, for $24 a search, through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. That record shows what agencies reported to the state, which is wider than one county's court index but can lag it.
Getting a Copy of an Arrest Record in Jacksonville Beach
The report of an arrest is released by the agency that made it; the jail and the court hold their own records of the same event, but not the report. Under the Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119) the agency must answer promptly and in good faith; the statute sets no number of days, and it may charge the copy fees set by statute, plus a special service charge for large requests.
- An arrest by the Jacksonville Beach police: the police records page SearchSystems verified at jacksonvillebeach.org/332/Records (page title: Records | Jacksonville Beach, FL), phone 904-270-1660, 101 Penman Rd South Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250, Monday through Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
- An arrest by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit.
- The court file of a case that was filed: the Duval County Circuit Court, through the court records page at duvalclerk.com/online-option/court-records, phone (904) 255-2000.
- Your own statewide record: the same request described above, for your own name.
The Duval County guide covers every agency in the county: Duval County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many arrests are made in Jacksonville Beach each year?
Jacksonville Beach reported 878 arrests to the FBI for 2025, its latest full year.
How do I find out if someone is in jail in Jacksonville Beach?
Ask the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at jaxsheriff.org.
Where are people arrested in Jacksonville Beach booked?
Those kept in custody go to the county jail, run by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked.
Are arrest records public in Jacksonville Beach?
The court files of criminal cases are public, and so is the statewide criminal history kept by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement: anyone can run a name-based criminal history search online for $24, for $24. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119).
How do I get a copy of an arrest report in Jacksonville Beach?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Jacksonville Beach police for its own arrests, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office for the sheriff's. Under the Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119) the answer is due promptly and in good faith; the statute sets no number of days.
Is this the official Jacksonville Beach 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.