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.
Roseau County, Minnesota, has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Roseau County is held at the county jail, run by the Roseau 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.
Related guides: Roseau County public records, Roseau County arrest records, Roseau County warrants, Roseau County criminal records, Roseau County court records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Roseau County
The county jail, run by the Roseau County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Roseau County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Roseau County Sheriff's Office at inmates.co.roseau.mn.us (page title: Roseau County Jail roster), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 Roseau County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 14 people, down from about 24 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 27 beds, and it ran at 89 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Roseau County has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 9 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Roseau County Jail
The Roseau County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Roseau and Warroad make the arrests that end in a booking in Roseau County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Roseau County Sheriff's Office's 62 for 2025, Roseau's 44 for 2025 and Warroad's 20 for 2023.
Together, the two agencies in Roseau County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 106 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 Roseau County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Roseau County?
Look on the custody page of the Roseau County Sheriff's Office at inmates.co.roseau.mn.us. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Roseau County jail?
About 14 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 27 beds.
Is this the official Roseau 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.