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 9, 2026.
Pike County, Illinois, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Pike County is held at the county jail, run by the Pike 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: Pike County public records, Pike County arrest records, Pike County warrants, Pike County criminal records, Pike County court records, Illinois arrest records and Illinois inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Pike County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Pike County is held at the county jail, run by the Pike County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Pike County Sheriff's Office at pikecountyil.org/pike-county-sheriff (page title: Pike County Illinois Pike County Sheriff | Pike County Illinois), phone 217-285-1500, 204 E. Adams St. Pittsfield, IL 62363, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 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 217-285-1500.
The Pike County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 35 people, down from about 54 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 61 beds, and it ran at 89 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Pike County has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 25 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Pike County Jail
The Pike County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Pittsfield make the arrests that end in a booking in Pike County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Pittsfield's 56 for 2025 and the Pike County Sheriff's Office's 56 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Pike County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 112 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 Pike 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 Pike 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 Pike County?
Ask the Pike County Sheriff's Office at 217-285-1500; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at pikecountyil.org/pike-county-sheriff.
How many people are in the Pike County jail?
About 35 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 61 beds.
What is the phone number for the Pike County jail?
217-285-1500, the number on the page of the Pike County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Pike 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 Pike 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.