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.
Burke County, Georgia, has about 24,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Burke County is held at the county jail, run by the Burke 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: Burke County public records, Burke County arrest records, Burke County warrants, Burke County criminal records, Burke County court records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Burke County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Burke County is held at the county jail, run by the Burke County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Burke County Sheriff's Office at burkecountysheriff.com/inmate-inquiry.cfm (page title: Inmate Inquiry | Burke County Sheriff), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Burke County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 100 people on an average day, down from about 110 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 135 beds, and it is running at 74 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Burke County has about 24,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 41 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Burke County Jail
The Burke County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Waynesboro, Sardis and Midville make the arrests that end in a booking in Burke County.
The Blythe Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Burke County, so its arrests are not broken out for Burke County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Burke County Sheriff's Office's 114 for 2025, Waynesboro's 76 for 2023 and Midville's 0 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Burke County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 114 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 Burke 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 Georgia Department of Corrections lists its inmates at gdc.georgia.gov/offender-info/find-offender.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Burke County?
Ask the Burke County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at burkecountysheriff.com/inmate-inquiry.cfm.
How many people are in the Burke County jail?
About 100 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 135 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Burke 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 Burke 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.