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 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026.
Traverse City, Michigan, in Grand Traverse County, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Traverse City is held at the county jail, run by the Grand Traverse 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 Traverse City
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Traverse City is held at the county jail, run by the Grand Traverse County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Grand Traverse County Sheriff's Office at gtcountymi.gov/790/Corrections-Division (page title: Corrections Division | Grand Traverse County, MI), phone 231-922-4532, 320 Washington Street Traverse City, MI 49684, Monday - Friday, 8am - 4pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 231-922-4532.
The Grand Traverse County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 150 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 168 beds, and it ran at 89 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Grand Traverse County has about 97,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 16 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Grand Traverse County Jail
The Grand Traverse County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Traverse City (filed by the FBI as Traverse City Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Traverse City.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Grand Traverse County: the Grand Traverse County State Police (state police); the Northwest Regional Airport Authority (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Grand Traverse County Sheriff's Office's 1,774 for 2025 and Traverse City's 661 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Grand Traverse County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,435 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 Traverse City 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 Grand Traverse County serves the sentence in a facility of the Michigan Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at mdocweb.state.mi.us/otis2.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Traverse City?
Ask the Grand Traverse County Sheriff's Office at 231-922-4532; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at gtcountymi.gov/790/Corrections-Division.
How many people are in the Grand Traverse County jail?
About 150 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 168 beds.
What is the phone number for the Grand Traverse County jail?
231-922-4532, the number on the page of the Grand Traverse County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Grand Traverse County go?
To a facility of the Michigan Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at mdocweb.state.mi.us/otis2.
Is this the official Traverse City website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.