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.
Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, has about 6,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Lac qui Parle County is held at the county jail, run by the Lac qui Parle 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 Lac qui Parle County
The county jail, run by the Lac qui Parle County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Lac qui Parle County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Lac qui Parle County Sheriff's Office at lqpcomn.gov/193/Sheriffs-Office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Lac qui Parle County, MN), phone 320-598-3720, 56256, 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 320-598-3720.
The Lac qui Parle County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 5 people, up from about 4 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 5 beds, and it ran at 80 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Lac qui Parle County has about 6,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 8 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Lac qui Parle County Jail
The Lac qui Parle County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Dawson make the arrests that end in a booking in Lac qui Parle County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Lac qui Parle County Sheriff's Office's 27 for 2025 and Dawson's 10 for 2024.
Together, the two agencies in Lac qui Parle County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 44 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 Lac qui Parle County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Lac qui Parle County?
Ask the Lac qui Parle County Sheriff's Office at 320-598-3720; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at lqpcomn.gov/193/Sheriffs-Office.
How many people are in the Lac qui Parle County jail?
About 5 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 5 beds.
What is the phone number for the Lac qui Parle County jail?
320-598-3720, the number on the page of the Lac qui Parle County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Is this the official Lac qui Parle 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.