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.
Le Sueur County, Minnesota, has about 29,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Le Sueur County is held at the county jail, run by the Le Sueur 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 Le Sueur County
The county jail, run by the Le Sueur County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Le Sueur County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Le Sueur County Sheriff's Office at lesueurcounty.gov/801/Jail-Roster (page title: Jail Roster | Le Sueur County, MN), 88 South Park Avenue Le Center, MN 56057, 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 Le Sueur County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 13 people, down from about 15 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 29 beds, and it ran at 52 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Le Sueur County has about 29,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 4 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Le Sueur County Jail
The Le Sueur County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Le Sueur, Montgomery, Le Center, Waterville and Cleveland make the arrests that end in a booking in Le Sueur County.
The New Prague Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Le Sueur County, so its arrests are not broken out for Le Sueur County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Le Sueur County Sheriff's Office's 119 for 2025, Le Sueur's 41 for 2025 and Montgomery's 15 for 2025.
Together, the six agencies in Le Sueur County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 194 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 Le Sueur County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Le Sueur County?
Look on the custody page of the Le Sueur County Sheriff's Office at lesueurcounty.gov/801/Jail-Roster. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Le Sueur County jail?
About 13 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 29 beds.
Is this the official Le Sueur 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.