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.
Pike County, Kentucky, has about 55,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Pike County is held at the county jail, run by the Pike 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: Pike County public records, Pike County arrest records, Pike County warrants, Pike County criminal records, Pike County court records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Pike County
The county jail, run by the Pike County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Pike County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Pike County Sheriff's Office at pikecountydetention.com (page title: Welcome to the Pike County Detention Center), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Pike County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 400 people on an average day, down from about 410 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 346 beds, and it is running at 116 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Pike County has about 55,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 72 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Pike County Jail
The Pike County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Pikeville, Coal Run Village and Elkhorn City make the arrests that end in a booking in Pike County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Pike County: Pikeville Independent Schools (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Pikeville's 1,384 for 2025, the Pike County Sheriff's Office's 210 for 2025 and Coal Run Village's 40 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Pike County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,670 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 Pike 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 Pike 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 Pike County?
Ask the Pike County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at pikecountydetention.com.
How many people are in the Pike County jail?
About 400 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 346 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Pike County go?
To a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Is this the official Pike 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.