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 9, 2026.
Shrewsbury, Missouri, in St. Louis County, has about 6,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Shrewsbury is held at the county jail, 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, state prison and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Shrewsbury
The county jail holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Shrewsbury, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the sheriff's office at stlouiscountypolice.com/citizen-resources/jail-inmate-information (page title: Jail Inmate Information | St. Louis County Police), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 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 St. Louis County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 1,140 people, up from about 1,000 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 1,232 beds, and it ran at 81 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
St. Louis County has about 993,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 11 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the St. Louis County Jail
The agency that reports for Eureka makes the arrests that end in a booking in and around Shrewsbury.
The FBI's agency list also places two other agencies and three campus police departments in St. Louis County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The Pacific Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including St. Louis County, so its arrests are not broken out for St. Louis County here.
Eureka reported 332 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 Shrewsbury arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in St. Louis County serves the sentence in a facility of the Missouri Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at web.mo.gov/doc/offSearchWeb.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Shrewsbury?
Look on the custody page of the sheriff's office at stlouiscountypolice.com. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the St. Louis County jail?
About 1,140 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 1,232 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in St. Louis County go?
To a facility of the Missouri Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at web.mo.gov/doc/offSearchWeb.
Is this the official Shrewsbury website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.