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 September 26, 2026.
Pittsburg, Kansas, in Crawford County, has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Pittsburg is held at the county jail, run by the Crawford 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 Pittsburg
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Pittsburg is held at the county jail, run by the Crawford County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Crawford County Sheriff's Office at crawfordcountysheriff.org/inmates (page title: Inmates | Crawford County Sheriff), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Crawford County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2022 the jail held about 110 people, up from about 100 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 108 beds, and it ran at 93 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Crawford County has about 39,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 28 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Crawford County Jail
The Crawford County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Pittsburg (filed by the FBI as Pittsburg Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Pittsburg.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Crawford County: Pittsburg State University (campus police); the Kansas Crossing Casino Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission (state agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Pittsburg's 804 for 2025, the Crawford County Sheriff's Office's 265 for 2025 and Frontenac's 39 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Crawford County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,142 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 Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg?
Ask the Crawford County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at crawfordcountysheriff.org/inmates.
How many people are in the Crawford County jail?
About 110 on an average day in 2022, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 108 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Crawford County go?
To a facility of the Kansas Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at doc.ks.gov.
Is this the official Pittsburg 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.