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 28, 2026.
Sebastian, Florida, in Indian River County, has about 27,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Sebastian is held at the county jail, run by the Indian River 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 Sebastian
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Sebastian is held at the county jail, run by the Indian River County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Indian River County Sheriff's Office at ircsheriff.org (page title: Indian River County Sheriff's Office), phone 772-569-6700, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 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 772-569-6700.
The Indian River County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 450 people on an average day, down from about 490 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 719 beds, and it ran at 67 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Indian River County has about 172,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 26 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Indian River County Jail
The Indian River County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Sebastian (filed by the FBI as Sebastian Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Sebastian.
The FBI's agency list also places five state agencies and one state police unit in Indian River County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Indian River County Sheriff's Office's 2,224 for 2025, Sebastian's 367 for 2025 and Vero Beach's 358 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Indian River County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,949 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 Sebastian 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 Indian River 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 Sebastian?
Ask the Indian River County Sheriff's Office at 772-569-6700; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at ircsheriff.org.
How many people are in the Indian River County jail?
About 450 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 719 beds.
What is the phone number for the Indian River County jail?
772-569-6700, the number on the page of the Indian River County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Indian River County go?
To a facility of the Florida Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at fdc.myflorida.com.
Is this the official Sebastian 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.