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.
Owensboro, Kentucky, in Daviess County, has about 61,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Owensboro is held at the county jail, run by the Daviess 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 Owensboro
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Owensboro is held at the county jail, run by the Daviess County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Daviess County Sheriff's Office at dcsoky.gov (page title: Daviess County Sheriff's Office | Kentucky), phone 270-685-8444, 212 Saint Ann Street, Owensboro, KY 42303, 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 270-685-8444.
The Daviess County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 560 people on an average day, down from about 710 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 699 beds, and it is running at 80 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Daviess County has about 104,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 53 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Daviess County Jail
The Daviess County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Owensboro (filed by the FBI as Owensboro Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Owensboro.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Daviess County: Daviess County Public Schools (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Owensboro's 2,946 for 2023 and the Daviess County Sheriff's Office's 1,514 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Daviess County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 4,623 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 Owensboro 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 Daviess County serves the sentence in a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Owensboro?
Ask the Daviess County Sheriff's Office at 270-685-8444; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at dcsoky.gov.
How many people are in the Daviess County jail?
About 560 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 699 beds.
What is the phone number for the Daviess County jail?
270-685-8444, the number on the page of the Daviess County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Daviess County go?
To a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Is this the official Owensboro 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.