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 26, 2026.
Commerce, Georgia, in Jackson County, has about 8,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Commerce is held at the county jail, run by the Jackson 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.
Related guides: Commerce public records, Jackson County inmate search, Commerce arrest records, Commerce warrants, Commerce criminal records, Commerce court records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Commerce
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Commerce is held at the county jail, run by the Jackson County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Jackson County Sheriff's Office at jacksoncountyso.com/inmate-search (page title: Inmate Search | Jackson County Sheriff's Office), phone 877-654-8463, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone booked recently. A person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
The Jackson County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 170 people on an average day, down from about 180 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 463 beds, and it is running at 37 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Jackson County has about 94,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 18 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Jackson County Jail
The Jackson County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Commerce (filed by the FBI as Commerce Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Commerce.
The Maysville Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Jackson County, so its arrests are not broken out for Jackson County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Hoschton's 1,152 for 2025, the Jackson County Sheriff's Office's 936 for 2025 and Jefferson's 156 for 2025.
Together, the six agencies in Jackson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,409 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 Commerce 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 Jackson County serves the sentence in a facility of the Georgia Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at gdc.georgia.gov/offender-info/find-offender.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Commerce?
Look on the custody page of the Jackson County Sheriff's Office at jacksoncountyso.com/inmate-search, or call 877-654-8463. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Jackson County jail?
About 170 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 463 beds.
What is the phone number for the Jackson County jail?
877-654-8463, the number on the page of the Jackson County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Jackson County go?
To a facility of the Georgia Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at gdc.georgia.gov/offender-info/find-offender.
Is this the official Commerce 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.