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.
Spencer County, Indiana, has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Spencer County is held at the county jail, run by the Spencer 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: Spencer County public records, Spencer County arrest records, Spencer County warrants, Spencer County criminal records, Spencer County court records, Indiana arrest records and Indiana inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Spencer County
The county jail, run by the Spencer County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Spencer County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Spencer County Sheriff's Office at in.gov/counties/spencer/departments/sheriff-and-jail-information (page title: Spencer County: Sheriff & Jail Information), phone (812) 362-8668, 120 N 2nd Street Rockport, IN 47635, 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 (812) 362-8668.
The Spencer County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 59 people, down from about 72 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 74 beds, and it ran at 97 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Spencer County has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 29 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Spencer County Jail
The Spencer County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Santa Claus, Rockport, Dale and Chrisney make the arrests that end in a booking in Spencer County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Dale's 1,152 for 2025, Rockport's 86 for 2020 and Chrisney's 0 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Spencer County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,152 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 Spencer 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 Spencer 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 Spencer County?
Ask the Spencer County Sheriff's Office at (812) 362-8668; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at in.gov.
How many people are in the Spencer County jail?
About 59 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 74 beds.
What is the phone number for the Spencer County jail?
(812) 362-8668, the number on the page of the Spencer County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Spencer County go?
To a facility of the Indiana Department of Correction; its inmate locator is at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov.
Is this the official Spencer 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.