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.
West Melbourne, Florida, in Brevard County, has about 31,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in West Melbourne is held at the county jail, run by the Brevard 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 West Melbourne
A person kept in custody after an arrest in West Melbourne is held at the county jail, run by the Brevard County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Brevard County Sheriff's Office at brevardsheriff.com/jail-complex (page title: Jail Complex | BCSO), phone (321) 690-1500, 700 Park Ave., Titusville FL 32780, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 (321) 690-1500.
The Brevard County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 1,490 people on an average day, down from about 1,680 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 1,849 beds, and it ran at 79 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Brevard County has about 658,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 23 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Brevard County Jail
The Brevard County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for West Melbourne (filed by the FBI as West Melbourne Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around West Melbourne.
The FBI's agency list also places one other agency, five state agencies and one state police unit in Brevard County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Brevard County Sheriff's Office's 6,970 for 2024, Palm Bay's 2,341 for 2025 and Melbourne's 1,707 for 2025.
Together, the six agencies in Brevard County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 11,258 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 West Melbourne 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 West Melbourne?
Ask the Brevard County Sheriff's Office at (321) 690-1500; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at brevardsheriff.com/jail-complex.
How many people are in the Brevard County jail?
About 1,490 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 1,849 beds.
What is the phone number for the Brevard County jail?
(321) 690-1500, the number on the page of the Brevard County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Brevard County go?
To a facility of the Florida Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at fdc.myflorida.com.
Is this the official West Melbourne 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.