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 1, 2026.
Dodge County, Minnesota, has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Dodge County is held at the county jail, run by the Dodge 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 Dodge County
The county jail, run by the Dodge County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Dodge County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Dodge County Sheriff's Office at dodgecountysheriff.org/jail-population (page title: Jail Population | Dodge Co. Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 1, 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 Dodge County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 17 people, down from about 30 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 50 beds, and it ran at 60 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Dodge County has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 8 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Dodge County Jail
The Dodge County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Kasson and West Concord make the arrests that end in a booking in Dodge County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Dodge County Sheriff's Office's 191 for 2025, Kasson's 100 for 2025 and West Concord's 4 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Dodge County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 295 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 Dodge County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Dodge County?
Look on the custody page of the Dodge County Sheriff's Office at dodgecountysheriff.org/jail-population. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Dodge County jail?
About 17 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 50 beds.
Is this the official Dodge 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.