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.
Vigo County, Indiana, has about 106,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Vigo County is held at the county jail, run by the Vigo 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: Vigo County public records, Vigo County arrest records, Vigo County warrants, Vigo County criminal records, Vigo County court records, Indiana arrest records and Indiana inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Vigo County
The county jail, run by the Vigo County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Vigo County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Vigo County Sheriff's Office at vigosheriff.in.gov/topics/vigo-county-jail (page title: Vigo County Jail | Vigo County Sheriff), phone (812) 462-3226, 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) 462-3226.
The Vigo County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 360 people, up from about 300 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 467 beds, and it ran at 78 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Vigo County has about 106,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 34 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Vigo County Jail
The Vigo County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Terre Haute and West Terre Haute make the arrests that end in a booking in Vigo County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Vigo County: Indiana State University (campus police); the Hulman Regional Airport Authority (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Terre Haute's 2,506 for 2025 and the Vigo County Sheriff's Office's 842 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Vigo County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,348 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 Vigo 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 Vigo County?
Ask the Vigo County Sheriff's Office at (812) 462-3226; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at vigosheriff.in.gov/topics/vigo-county-jail.
How many people are in the Vigo County jail?
About 360 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 467 beds.
What is the phone number for the Vigo County jail?
(812) 462-3226, the number on the page of the Vigo County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Vigo County go?
To a facility of the Indiana Department of Correction; its inmate locator is at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov.
Is this the official Vigo 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.