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.
Allen County, Indiana, has about 399,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Allen County is held at the county jail, run by the Allen 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: Allen County public records, Allen County arrest records, Allen County warrants, Allen County criminal records, Allen County court records, Indiana arrest records and Indiana inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Allen County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Allen County is held at the county jail, run by the Allen County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Allen County Sheriff's Office at allencountysheriff.org/inmate-search (page title: Inmate Search | Allen County Sheriff), phone (260) 449-7535, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Allen County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 720 people, down from about 800 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 732 beds, and it ran at 92 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Allen County has about 399,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 18 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Allen County Jail
The Allen County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Fort Wayne, New Haven and Woodburn make the arrests that end in a booking in Allen County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Allen County: Purdue University at Fort Wayne (campus police); Parkview Health (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Fort Wayne's 4,671 for 2025, the Allen County Sheriff's Office's 512 for 2025 and New Haven's 286 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Allen County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,481 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 Allen 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 Indiana Department of Correction lists its inmates at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov/idoc-ofs-1.0.2/ofs.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Allen County?
Look on the custody page of the Allen County Sheriff's Office at allencountysheriff.org/inmate-search, or call (260) 449-7535. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Allen County jail?
About 720 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 732 beds.
What is the phone number for the Allen County jail?
(260) 449-7535, the number on the page of the Allen County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Allen County go?
To a facility of the Indiana Department of Correction; its inmate locator is at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov.
Is this the official Allen 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.