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 October 2, 2026.
Brainerd, Minnesota, in Crow Wing County, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Brainerd is held at the county jail, run by the Crow Wing 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 and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Brainerd
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Brainerd is held at the county jail, run by the Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office at crowwing.gov/1532/In-Custody-List (page title: In Custody List | Crow Wing County, MN), 213 Laurel Street, Brainerd, MN 56401, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 Crow Wing County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 85 people, down from about 190 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 276 beds, and it ran at 70 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Crow Wing County has about 69,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 12 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Crow Wing County Jail
The Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Brainerd (filed by the FBI as Brainerd Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Brainerd.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Crow Wing County: the State Patrol at Brainerd (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Brainerd's 849 for 2025, Baxter's 348 for 2025 and the Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office's 187 for 2025.
Together, the nine agencies in Crow Wing County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,516 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 Brainerd arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Brainerd?
Look on the custody page of the Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office at crowwing.gov/1532/In-Custody-List. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Crow Wing County jail?
About 85 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 276 beds.
Is this the official Brainerd 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.