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 on September 24, 2026.
Louisa County, Iowa, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), and arrests there are reported to the FBI by the Louisa County Sheriff's Office. An arrest leaves the same records whoever makes it: the arresting agency's report, the record of anyone held at the county jail, and, if the County Attorney files charges, a case in the Iowa District Court for Louisa County. This guide says who keeps each one, what it costs and who may see it, with the arrest counts each agency reported.
This guide covers who makes arrests, how many arrests, booking and the jail, finding an arrest, copies, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Louisa County public records, Iowa arrest records, Iowa inmate search and Iowa criminal records.
Who Makes Arrests in Louisa County
The Louisa County Sheriff's Office is the county agency that reports arrests to the FBI for Louisa County. It reported 205 arrests for 2025.
How Many Arrests The Louisa County Sheriff's Office Reports
Each agency reports its arrests to the FBI by month, and the FBI publishes them on the Crime Data Explorer. These are the full-year totals, all offenses, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026; a year with months missing or not reported is left out.
- Louisa County Sheriff's Office: 205 for 2025, 260 for 2024, 316 for 2023, 210 for 2022, 105 for 2021 and 272 for 2019; 2020 is missing months.
The Louisa County Sheriff's Office's 205 arrests in 2025 were down 21 percent from 260 in 2024.
Through August 2026, Louisa County Sheriff's Office reported 102 arrests, against 148 in the same months of 2025.
Booking: Where People Arrested in Louisa County Are Held
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Louisa County is held at the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest, apart from the short stay some city departments' own holding cells allow; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked at all. The jail's record of each person held, with the charges, is a public record of the arrest, and the court file takes over from there.
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 14 people, down from about 15 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 38 beds, and it ran at 37 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Louisa County Sheriff's Office at louisacountyia.gov/government/departments-g-z/louisa-county-sheriff (page title: Louisa County Sheriff | Louisa County, Iowa), phone (319) 627-2418, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison; the Iowa Department of Corrections lists its inmates at doc.iowa.gov/inmate-family-services.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in Louisa County
An arrest in Louisa County can be traced in two places, depending on where the case stands: the case index of the Iowa District Court for Louisa County, which shows whether charges were filed and the next court date (the court records page SearchSystems verified is at louisacountyia.gov/government/departments-a-f/louisa-county-clerk-o..., phone (319) 627-2418); the County Attorney, which decides whether an arrest becomes a charge (its page is at louisacountyia.gov/government/departments-a-f/louisa-county-attorney, phone (319) 627-2418).
Statewide, Iowa Courts Online is the Iowa Judicial Branch's free statewide case search.
Iowa is one of the states that lets anyone look up another person's statewide criminal history: anyone can request a name-based criminal history check online, through the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation. That record shows what agencies reported to the state, which is wider than one county's court index but can lag it.
Getting a Copy of an Arrest Record in Louisa County
The report of an arrest is released by the agency that made it; the jail and the court hold their own records of the same event, but not the report. Under the Iowa Open Records Law (Chapter 22) the agency must answer without delay; the law sets no fixed number of days, and a delay past 20 days must be justified, and it may charge the actual cost of copying and retrieval.
- An arrest by the Louisa County Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit, reached through the office at (319) 627-2418.
- A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, (319) 627-2418, handles discovery for pending cases.
- The court file of a case that was filed: the Iowa District Court for Louisa County, through the court records page at louisacountyia.gov, phone (319) 627-2418.
- Your own statewide record: the same request described above, for your own name.
Cities in Louisa County: Who Reports the Arrests
The FBI lists no city in Louisa County with an arrest reporting agency of its own; the counts above are the county agencies'.
Wherever in the county the arrest happens, a person kept in custody goes to the county jail and the case goes to the Iowa District Court for Louisa County.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many arrests are made in Louisa County each year?
The Louisa County Sheriff's Office reported 205 arrests to the FBI for 2025, its latest full year.
How do I find out if someone is in jail in Louisa County?
Ask the Louisa County Sheriff's Office at (319) 627-2418; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at louisacountyia.gov.
Where are people arrested in Louisa County booked?
Those kept in custody go to the county jail, run by the Louisa County Sheriff's Office; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked.
Are arrest records public in Louisa County?
The court files of criminal cases are public, and so is the statewide criminal history kept by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation: anyone can request a name-based criminal history check online. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the Iowa Open Records Law (Chapter 22).
How do I get a copy of an arrest report in Louisa County?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Louisa County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Iowa Open Records Law (Chapter 22) the answer is due without delay; the law sets no fixed number of days, and a delay past 20 days must be justified.
Is this the official Louisa 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.