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.
Koochiching County, Minnesota, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Koochiching County is held at the county jail, run by the Koochiching 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 Koochiching County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Koochiching County is held at the county jail, run by the Koochiching County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Koochiching County Sheriff's Office at koochiching.gov/183/Jail (page title: Jail | Koochiching County, MN), phone 218-283-4416, 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 218-283-4416.
The Koochiching County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 19 people, up from about 19 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 28 beds, and it ran at 68 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Koochiching County has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 16 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Koochiching County Jail
The Koochiching County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for International Falls make the arrests that end in a booking in Koochiching County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Koochiching County Sheriff's Office's 68 for 2025 and International Falls's 58 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Koochiching County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 126 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 Koochiching County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Koochiching County?
Ask the Koochiching County Sheriff's Office at 218-283-4416; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at koochiching.gov/183/Jail.
How many people are in the Koochiching County jail?
About 19 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 28 beds.
What is the phone number for the Koochiching County jail?
218-283-4416, the number on the page of the Koochiching County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Is this the official Koochiching 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.