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.
Blackford County, Indiana, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Blackford County is held at the county jail, run by the Blackford 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: Blackford County public records, Blackford County arrest records, Blackford County warrants, Blackford County criminal records, Blackford County court records, Indiana arrest records and Indiana inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Blackford County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Blackford County is held at the county jail, run by the Blackford County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Blackford County Sheriff's Office at blackfordcounty.com/207/Sheriffs-Office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Blackford County, IN), phone 765-348-0930, Monday through Friday 8 am to 4 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 765-348-0930.
The Blackford County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 67 people, up from about 60 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 88 beds, and it ran at 68 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Blackford County has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 57 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Blackford County Jail
The Blackford County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Hartford City make the arrests that end in a booking in Blackford County.
The Dunkirk Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Blackford County, so its arrests are not broken out for Blackford County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Blackford County Sheriff's Office's 92 for 2019 and Hartford City's 87 for 2022.
Hartford City reported 109 arrests to the FBI for 2021. 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 Blackford 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 Blackford County?
Ask the Blackford County Sheriff's Office at 765-348-0930; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at blackfordcounty.com/207/Sheriffs-Office.
How many people are in the Blackford County jail?
About 67 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 88 beds.
What is the phone number for the Blackford County jail?
765-348-0930, the number on the page of the Blackford County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Blackford County go?
To a facility of the Indiana Department of Correction; its inmate locator is at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov.
Is this the official Blackford 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.