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 October 9, 2026.
Davis County, Iowa, has about 9,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Davis County is held at the county jail, run by the Davis 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: Davis County public records, Davis County arrest records, Davis County warrants, Davis County criminal records, Davis County court records, Iowa arrest records and Iowa inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Davis County
The county jail, run by the Davis County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Davis County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Davis County Sheriff's Office at daviscountyiowa.gov/sheriffs-department (page title: Sheriff’s Department | Davis County), phone 641-664-2385, Wednesday & Sunday 5:30pm - 9:00pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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 641-664-2385.
The Davis County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 17 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 41 beds, and it ran at 41 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Davis County has about 9,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 18 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Davis County Jail
The Davis County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Bloomfield make the arrests that end in a booking in Davis County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Bloomfield's 43 for 2025 and the Davis County Sheriff's Office's 32 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Davis 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 Davis County 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 Davis 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 Davis County?
Ask the Davis County Sheriff's Office at 641-664-2385; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at daviscountyiowa.gov/sheriffs-department.
How many people are in the Davis County jail?
About 17 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 41 beds.
What is the phone number for the Davis County jail?
641-664-2385, the number on the page of the Davis County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Davis 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 Davis 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.