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.
Crittenden County, Kentucky, has about 9,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Crittenden County is held at the county jail, run by the Crittenden 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 Crittenden County
The county jail, run by the Crittenden County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Crittenden County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Crittenden County Sheriff's Office at crittendensheriffky.com (page title: Crittenden County Sheriff's Office | Marion, KY), phone 270-965-3400, 200 Industrial Drive, Suite D Marion, KY 42064, Mon - Fri, 8am - 4pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 270-965-3400.
The Crittenden County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 190 people on an average day, down from about 210 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 172 beds, and it is running at 109 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Crittenden County has about 9,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 208 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Crittenden County Jail
The Crittenden County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Marion make the arrests that end in a booking in Crittenden County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Marion's 139 for 2025 and the Crittenden County Sheriff's Office's 91 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Crittenden County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 230 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 Crittenden 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 Crittenden 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 Crittenden County?
Ask the Crittenden County Sheriff's Office at 270-965-3400; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at crittendensheriffky.com.
How many people are in the Crittenden County jail?
About 190 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 172 beds.
What is the phone number for the Crittenden County jail?
270-965-3400, the number on the page of the Crittenden County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Crittenden County go?
To a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Is this the official Crittenden 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.