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 30, 2026.
Duval County, Florida, has about 1.1 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Duval County is held at the county jail, run by the Jacksonville 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 Duval County
The county jail, run by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Duval County, from every agency.
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.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Duval County Jail by the Numbers
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.
Duval County has about 1.1 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 28 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Duval County Jail
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach and Neptune Beach make the arrests that end in a booking in Duval County.
The FBI's agency list also places seven state agencies, two campus police departments, two other agencies and one state police unit in Duval County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office's 25,105 for 2025, Jacksonville Beach's 878 for 2025 and Atlantic Beach's 413 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Duval County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 26,669 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 Duval County 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 Duval County?
Ask the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at jaxsheriff.org.
How many people are in the Duval County jail?
About 2,980 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 4,142 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Duval County go?
To a facility of the Florida Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at fdc.myflorida.com.
Is this the official Duval County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.