Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 11, 2026.
Chippewa County, Minnesota, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Chippewa County is held at the county jail, run by the Chippewa 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 Chippewa County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Chippewa County is held at the county jail, run by the Chippewa County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Chippewa County Sheriff's Office at chippewacountymn.gov/190/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Chippewa County, MN), phone 320-269-2121, 629 N 11th Street, Suite 14 Montevideo, MN 56265, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 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 320-269-2121.
The Chippewa County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 13 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 13 beds, and it ran at 100 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Chippewa County has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 11 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Chippewa County Jail
The Chippewa County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Montevideo make the arrests that end in a booking in Chippewa County.
The Granite Falls Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Chippewa County, so its arrests are not broken out for Chippewa County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Montevideo's 78 for 2020 and the Chippewa County Sheriff's Office's 8 for 2024.
The Chippewa County Sheriff's Office reported 8 arrests to the FBI for 2024. 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 Chippewa County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Chippewa County?
Ask the Chippewa County Sheriff's Office at 320-269-2121; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at chippewacountymn.gov/190/Sheriff.
How many people are in the Chippewa County jail?
About 13 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 13 beds.
What is the phone number for the Chippewa County jail?
320-269-2121, the number on the page of the Chippewa County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Is this the official Chippewa 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.