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 9, 2026.
Allen County, Kentucky, has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Allen County is held at the county jail, run by the Allen 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: Allen County public records, Allen County arrest records, Allen County warrants, Allen County criminal records, Allen County court records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Allen County
The county jail, run by the Allen County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Allen County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Allen County Sheriff's Office at allencountycorrections.com (page title: Allen County Jail Roster Lookup, IN, Inmate Search), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Allen County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 83 people on an average day, up from about 81 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 72 beds, and it is running at 115 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Allen County has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 38 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Allen County Jail
The Allen County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Scottsville make the arrests that end in a booking in Allen County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Allen County Sheriff's Office's 499 for 2025 and Scottsville's 465 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Allen County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 964 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 Allen 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 Kentucky Department of Corrections lists its inmates at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Allen County?
Look on the custody page of the Allen County Sheriff's Office at allencountycorrections.com. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Allen County jail?
About 83 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 72 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Allen County go?
To a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Is this the official Allen 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.