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 9, 2026.
South Miami, Florida, in Miami-Dade County, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in South Miami is held at the county jail, run by the Miami-Dade County Police Department, 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.
Related guides: South Miami public records, Miami-Dade County inmate search, South Miami arrest records, South Miami warrants, South Miami criminal records, South Miami court records, Florida arrest records and Florida inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in South Miami
A person kept in custody after an arrest in South Miami is held at the county jail, run by the Miami-Dade County Police Department, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Miami-Dade County Police Department at miamidade.gov/global/service.page?Mduid_service=ser1491494549439906 (page title: Inmate In-Custody Search), phone 786-263-7000, 3505 NW 107 Ave., Doral, FL 33178, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 29, 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 Miami-Dade County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 4,450 people on an average day, up from about 4,180 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 4,660 beds, and it ran at 92 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Miami-Dade County has about 2.8 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 16 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Miami-Dade County Jail
The Miami-Dade County Police Department and the agency that reports for South Miami (filed by the FBI as South Miami Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around South Miami.
The FBI's agency list also places seven state agencies, one campus police department, one other agency and one state police unit in Miami-Dade County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Miami's 18,253 for 2025, the Miami-Dade County Police Department's 11,565 for 2025 and Hialeah's 2,124 for 2025.
Together, the 17 agencies in Miami-Dade County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 36,508 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 South Miami arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Florida Department of Corrections lists its inmates at fdc.myflorida.com.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in South Miami?
Look on the custody page of the Miami-Dade County Police Department at miamidade.gov, or call 786-263-7000. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Miami-Dade County jail?
About 4,450 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 4,660 beds.
What is the phone number for the Miami-Dade County jail?
786-263-7000, the number on the page of the Miami-Dade County Police Department SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Miami-Dade County go?
To a facility of the Florida Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at fdc.myflorida.com.
Is this the official South Miami 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.