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 4, 2026.
Alleghany County, North Carolina, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Alleghany County is held at the county jail, run by the Alleghany 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 Alleghany County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Alleghany County is held at the county jail, run by the Alleghany County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Alleghany County Sheriff's Office at alleghanycounty-nc.gov/sheriffs-office (page title: Sheriff’s Office | Alleghany County, North Carolina), phone 336-372-4455, 40 Alleghany Street PO Box 53 Sparta, NC 28675, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at 336-372-4455.
The Alleghany County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 34 people, up from about 32 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 76 beds, and it ran at 42 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Alleghany County has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 30 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Alleghany County Jail
The Alleghany County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Sparta make the arrests that end in a booking in Alleghany County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Alleghany County: the State Park Rangers at Stone Mountain (state agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Alleghany County Sheriff's Office's 181 for 2024 and Sparta's 115 for 2024.
Together, the two agencies in Alleghany County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 296 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 Alleghany County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction lists its inmates at dac.nc.gov/dac-services/criminal-offender-searches.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Alleghany County?
Ask the Alleghany County Sheriff's Office at 336-372-4455; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at alleghanycounty-nc.gov/sheriffs-office.
How many people are in the Alleghany County jail?
About 34 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 76 beds.
What is the phone number for the Alleghany County jail?
336-372-4455, the number on the page of the Alleghany County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Alleghany 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 Alleghany 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.