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.
Traverse County, Minnesota, has about 3,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Traverse County is held at the county jail, run by the Traverse 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 Traverse County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Traverse County is held at the county jail, run by the Traverse County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Traverse County Sheriff's Office at co.traverse.mn.us/departments/departments/sheriff/inmate-roster (page title: Inmate Roster | Traverse County, Minnesota), 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 Traverse County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 1 people, down from about 1 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 1 beds, and it ran at 100 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Traverse County has about 3,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 4 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Traverse County Jail
The Traverse County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Traverse County.
The Traverse County Sheriff's Office reported 6 arrests to the FBI for 2025. 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 Traverse County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Traverse County?
Look on the custody page of the Traverse County Sheriff's Office at co.traverse.mn.us. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Traverse County jail?
About 1 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 1 beds.
Is this the official Traverse 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.