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.
Carver County, Minnesota, has about 113,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Carver County is held at the county jail, run by the Carver 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 Carver County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Carver County is held at the county jail, run by the Carver County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Carver County Sheriff's Office at carvercountymn.gov/departments/county-sheriff/jail-services/daily-i... (page title: Daily Inmate Roster | Carver County, MN), 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 Carver County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 26 people, down from about 71 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 111 beds, and it ran at 64 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Carver County has about 113,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 2 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Carver County Jail
The Carver County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Chaska make the arrests that end in a booking in Carver County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Carver County Sheriff's Office's 925 for 2025 and Chaska's 430 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Carver County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,355 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 Carver County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Carver County?
Look on the custody page of the Carver County Sheriff's Office at carvercountymn.gov. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Carver County jail?
About 26 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 111 beds.
Is this the official Carver 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.