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 30, 2026.
Chickasaw County, Iowa, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Chickasaw County is held at the county jail, run by the Chickasaw 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: Chickasaw County public records, Chickasaw County arrest records, Chickasaw County warrants, Chickasaw County criminal records, Chickasaw County court records, Iowa arrest records and Iowa inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Chickasaw County
The county jail, run by the Chickasaw County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Chickasaw County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Chickasaw County Sheriff's Office at chickasawcounty.iowa.gov/sheriff/county_jail (page title: County Jail | Sheriff | Chickasaw County Government | Iowa), phone 888-742-8463, Wednesday from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 888-742-8463.
The Chickasaw County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 6 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 10 beds, and it ran at 60 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Chickasaw County has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 5 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Chickasaw County Jail
The Chickasaw County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for New Hampton make the arrests that end in a booking in Chickasaw County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were New Hampton's 53 for 2025 and the Chickasaw County Sheriff's Office's 22 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Chickasaw County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 75 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 Chickasaw 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 Iowa Department of Corrections lists its inmates at doc.iowa.gov/inmate-family-services.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Chickasaw County?
Ask the Chickasaw County Sheriff's Office at 888-742-8463; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at chickasawcounty.iowa.gov/sheriff/county_jail.
How many people are in the Chickasaw County jail?
About 6 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 10 beds.
What is the phone number for the Chickasaw County jail?
888-742-8463, the number on the page of the Chickasaw County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Chickasaw 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 Chickasaw 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.