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 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Abilene, Kansas, in Dickinson County, has about 6,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Abilene is held at the county jail, run by the Dickinson 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 Abilene
The county jail, run by the Dickinson County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Abilene, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Dickinson County Sheriff's Office at dkcoks.gov/sheriffs-office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Dickinson County, KS), phone 785-263-3120, 109 E. 1st Street, Abilene, KS 67410, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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 785-263-3120.
The Dickinson County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 41 people, up from about 28 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 41 beds, and it ran at 100 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Dickinson County has about 19,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 22 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Dickinson County Jail
The Dickinson County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Abilene (filed by the FBI as Abilene Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Abilene.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Dickinson County Sheriff's Office's 222 for 2025, Abilene's 166 for 2025 and Herington's 64 for 2019.
Together, the two agencies in Dickinson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 388 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 Abilene arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Kansas Department of Corrections lists its inmates at doc.ks.gov/@@search?SearchableText=inmate+search.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Abilene?
Ask the Dickinson County Sheriff's Office at 785-263-3120; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at dkcoks.gov/sheriffs-office.
How many people are in the Dickinson County jail?
About 41 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 41 beds.
What is the phone number for the Dickinson County jail?
785-263-3120, the number on the page of the Dickinson County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Dickinson County go?
To a facility of the Kansas Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at doc.ks.gov.
Is this the official Abilene website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.