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.
Elk River, Minnesota, in Sherburne County, has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Elk River is held at the county jail, run by the Sherburne 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 Elk River
The county jail, run by the Sherburne County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Elk River, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Sherburne County Sheriff's Office at co.sherburne.mn.us/903/Inmate-Search (page title: Inmate Search | Sherburne County, MN), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone booked recently. A person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
The Sherburne County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 480 people, down from about 630 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 732 beds, and it ran at 66 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Sherburne County has about 103,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 47 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Sherburne County Jail
The Sherburne County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Elk River (filed by the FBI as Elk River Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Elk River.
The Princeton Police Department and the St. Cloud Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Sherburne County, so their arrests are not broken out for Sherburne County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Sherburne County Sheriff's Office's 516 for 2025, Elk River's 403 for 2025 and Big Lake's 184 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Sherburne County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,177 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 Elk River arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Elk River?
Look on the custody page of the Sherburne County Sheriff's Office at co.sherburne.mn.us/903/Inmate-Search. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Sherburne County jail?
About 480 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 732 beds.
Is this the official Elk River 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.