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.
Benton County, Indiana, has about 8,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Benton County is held at the county jail, run by the Benton 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.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Benton County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Benton County is held at the county jail, run by the Benton County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Benton County Sheriff's Office at bentoncounty.in.gov/sheriffs-department-and-jail (page title: Sheriff's Department and Jail | Benton County), phone 765-884-0080, 105 S Lincoln Avenue Fowler, IN 47944, Monday - Friday 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 765-884-0080.
The Benton County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 21 people, down from about 27 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 43 beds, and it ran at 63 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Benton County has about 8,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 24 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Benton County Jail
The Benton County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Fowler make the arrests that end in a booking in Benton County.
The Benton County Sheriff's Office reported 1,152 arrests to the FBI for 2025. 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 Benton 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 Benton County serves the sentence in a facility of the Indiana Department of Correction, whose inmate locator is at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov/idoc-ofs-1.0.2/ofs.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Benton County?
Ask the Benton County Sheriff's Office at 765-884-0080; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at bentoncounty.in.gov.
How many people are in the Benton County jail?
About 21 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 43 beds.
What is the phone number for the Benton County jail?
765-884-0080, the number on the page of the Benton County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Benton County go?
To a facility of the Indiana Department of Correction; its inmate locator is at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov.
Is this the official Benton 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.