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 October 4, 2026.
Edgar County, Illinois, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Edgar County is held at the county jail, run by the Edgar 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: Edgar County public records, Edgar County arrest records, Edgar County warrants, Edgar County criminal records, Edgar County court records, Illinois arrest records and Illinois inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Edgar County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Edgar County is held at the county jail, run by the Edgar County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Edgar County Sheriff's Office at edgarcountyillinois.com/category/sheriffs-department (page title: Sheriff’s Department | Edgar County Illinois), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Edgar County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 30 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 30 beds, and it ran at 100 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Edgar County has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 18 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Edgar County Jail
The Edgar County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Paris, Chrisman and Kansas make the arrests that end in a booking in Edgar County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Paris's 124 for 2025, the Edgar County Sheriff's Office's 9 for 2025 and Chrisman's 8 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Edgar County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 141 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 Edgar 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 Edgar County serves the sentence in a facility of the Illinois Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at idoc.illinois.gov/offender/inmatesearch.html.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Edgar County?
Ask the Edgar County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at edgarcountyillinois.com.
How many people are in the Edgar County jail?
About 30 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 30 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Edgar 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 Edgar 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.