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 30, 2026.
Boone County, Kentucky, has about 144,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Boone County is held at the county jail, run by the Boone 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: Boone County public records, Boone County arrest records, Boone County warrants, Boone County criminal records, Boone County court records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Boone County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Boone County is held at the county jail, run by the Boone County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Boone County Sheriff's Office at apps6.boonecountyky.org/Jail/InmateInformation (page title: Boone County Jail Inmate List), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
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 Boone County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 480 people on an average day, down from about 480 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 500 beds, and it is running at 95 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Boone County has about 144,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 33 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Boone County Jail
The Boone County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Florence make the arrests that end in a booking in Boone County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Boone County: Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Boone County Sheriff's Office's 2,555 for 2025 and Florence's 1,765 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Boone County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,320 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 Boone County 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 Boone 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 Boone County?
Look on the custody page of the Boone County Sheriff's Office at apps6.boonecountyky.org. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Boone County jail?
About 480 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 500 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Boone County go?
To a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Is this the official Boone 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.