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.
Becker County, Minnesota, has about 35,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Becker County is held at the county jail, run by the Becker 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 Becker County
The county jail, run by the Becker County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Becker County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Becker County Sheriff's Office at beckercountymn.gov/dept/sheriff/jail.aspx (page title: Radware Page), phone 218-325-0635, 1428 Stony Rd, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501, 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 218-325-0635.
The Becker County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 72 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 186 beds, and it ran at 39 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Becker County has about 35,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 20 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Becker County Jail
The Becker County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Detroit Lakes, Frazee, Lake Park, Audubon and Callaway make the arrests that end in a booking in Becker County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Becker County: the State Patrol at Detroit Lakes (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Becker County Sheriff's Office's 276 for 2025, Detroit Lakes's 275 for 2025 and Callaway's 10 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Becker County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 564 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 Becker County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Becker County?
Ask the Becker County Sheriff's Office at 218-325-0635; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at beckercountymn.gov/dept/sheriff/jail.aspx.
How many people are in the Becker County jail?
About 72 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 186 beds.
What is the phone number for the Becker County jail?
218-325-0635, the number on the page of the Becker County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Is this the official Becker 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.