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 September 30, 2026.
Crawford County, Illinois, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Crawford County is held at the county jail, run by the Crawford 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: Crawford County public records, Crawford County arrest records, Crawford County warrants, Crawford County criminal records, Crawford County court records, Illinois arrest records and Illinois inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Crawford County
The county jail, run by the Crawford County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Crawford County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Crawford County Sheriff's Office at crawfordcountysheriff.org/inmates (page title: Inmates | Crawford County Sheriff), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Crawford County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 33 people, up from about 29 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 33 beds, and it ran at 88 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Crawford County has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 18 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Crawford County Jail
The Crawford County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Robinson, Oblong, Palestine and Hutsonville make the arrests that end in a booking in Crawford County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Palestine's 6 for 2024, Oblong's 5 for 2025 and Robinson's 0 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Crawford County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5 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 Crawford 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 Illinois Department of Corrections lists its inmates at idoc.illinois.gov/offender/inmatesearch.html.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Crawford County?
Ask the Crawford County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at crawfordcountysheriff.org/inmates.
How many people are in the Crawford County jail?
About 33 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 33 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Crawford County go?
To a facility of the Illinois Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at idoc.illinois.gov/offender/inmatesearch.html.
Is this the official Crawford 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.