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 24, 2026 and September 26, 2026.
Davenport, Iowa, in Scott County, has about 101,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Davenport is held at the county jail, run by the Scott 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: Davenport public records, Scott County inmate search, Davenport arrest records, Davenport warrants, Davenport criminal records, Davenport court records, Iowa arrest records and Iowa inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Davenport
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Davenport is held at the county jail, run by the Scott County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Scott County Sheriff's Office at scottcountyiowa.gov/sheriff/inmates (page title: Inmate Listing | Scott County Iowa), phone 563-326-8625, 400 W. 4th St. Davenport, IA 52801-1104, Monday to Friday: 8:00am - 4:30pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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 Scott County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 320 people, down from about 320 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 380 beds, and it ran at 83 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Scott County has about 176,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 18 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Scott County Jail
The Scott County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Davenport (filed by the FBI as Davenport Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Davenport.
The Durant Police Department is listed by the FBI across three counties including Scott County, so its arrests are not broken out for Scott County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Davenport's 5,778 for 2025, the Scott County Sheriff's Office's 2,033 for 2025 and Bettendorf's 1,031 for 2025.
Together, the nine agencies in Scott County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 9,003 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 Davenport 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 Scott County serves the sentence in a facility of the Iowa Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at doc.iowa.gov/inmate-family-services.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Davenport?
Look on the custody page of the Scott County Sheriff's Office at scottcountyiowa.gov/sheriff/inmates, or call 563-326-8625. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Scott County jail?
About 320 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 380 beds.
What is the phone number for the Scott County jail?
563-326-8625, the number on the page of the Scott County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Scott County go?
To a facility of the Iowa Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at doc.iowa.gov/inmate-family-services.
Is this the official Davenport 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.