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.
Lexington, North Carolina, in Davidson County, has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Lexington is held at the county jail, run by the Davidson 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, state prison and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Lexington
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Lexington is held at the county jail, run by the Davidson County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Davidson County Sheriff's Office at www2.co.davidson.nc.us/DCInmates (page title: Davidson County Sheriff's Office), 2511 E US Hwy 64 Lexington, NC 27292, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Davidson County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 240 people, down from about 340 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2017, the last year with a capacity figure, was 296 beds, and it ran at 87 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Davidson County has about 178,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 13 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Davidson County Jail
The Davidson County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Lexington (filed by the FBI as Lexington Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Lexington.
The High Point Police Department is listed by the FBI across four counties including Davidson County, so its arrests are not broken out for Davidson County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Lexington's 2,029 for 2025, the Davidson County Sheriff's Office's 1,865 for 2025 and Thomasville's 810 for 2024.
Together, the three agencies in Davidson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,981 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 Lexington 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 Davidson County serves the sentence in a facility of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, whose inmate locator is at dac.nc.gov/dac-services/criminal-offender-searches.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Lexington?
Ask the Davidson County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at www2.co.davidson.nc.us/DCInmates.
How many people are in the Davidson County jail?
About 240 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 296 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Davidson County go?
To a facility of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction; its inmate locator is at dac.nc.gov.
Is this the official Lexington 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.