Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 11, 2026.
Warren County, Kentucky, has about 148,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Warren County is held at the county jail, run by the Warren 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: Warren County public records, Warren County arrest records, Warren County warrants, Warren County criminal records, Warren County court records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Warren County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Warren County is held at the county jail, run by the Warren County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Warren County Sheriff's Office at warrencountykysheriff.com (page title: Warren County, KY Sheriff's Office), phone (270) 842-1633, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 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) 842-1633.
The Warren County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 590 people on an average day, down from about 700 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 562 beds, and it is running at 104 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Warren County has about 148,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 40 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Warren County Jail
The Warren County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Bowling Green, Smiths Grove and Woodburn make the arrests that end in a booking in Warren County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Warren County: Western Kentucky University (campus police); Warren County Drug Task Force and Bowling Green Fire Department, Arson Investigation (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Bowling Green's 3,758 for 2025, the Warren County Sheriff's Office's 1,706 for 2025 and Smiths Grove's 81 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Warren County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,545 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 Warren 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 Warren County?
Ask the Warren County Sheriff's Office at (270) 842-1633; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at warrencountykysheriff.com.
How many people are in the Warren County jail?
About 590 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 562 beds.
What is the phone number for the Warren County jail?
(270) 842-1633, the number on the page of the Warren County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Warren County go?
To a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Is this the official Warren 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.