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 24, 2026 and October 1, 2026.
Dixon County, Nebraska, has about 5,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Dixon County is held at the county jail, run by the Dixon 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.
Related guides: Dixon County public records, Dixon County arrest records, Dixon County warrants, Dixon County criminal records, Dixon County court records, Nebraska arrest records and Nebraska inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Dixon County
The county jail, run by the Dixon County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Dixon County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Dixon County Sheriff's Office at dixoncountyne.gov/sheriff-office (page title: Sheriff Office | Dixon County), phone (402) 755-5608, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 1, 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 (402) 755-5608.
The Dixon County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 7 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 12 beds, and it ran at 58 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Dixon County has about 5,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 13 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Dixon County Jail
The Dixon County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Emerson make the arrests that end in a booking in Dixon County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Dixon County: the State Patrol in Dixon County (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Dixon County Sheriff's Office's 13 for 2025 and Emerson's 3 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Dixon County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 16 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 Dixon 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 Nebraska Department of Correctional Services lists its inmates at dcs-inmatesearch.ne.gov/Corrections/COR_input.jsp.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Dixon County?
Ask the Dixon County Sheriff's Office at (402) 755-5608; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at dixoncountyne.gov/sheriff-office.
How many people are in the Dixon County jail?
About 7 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 12 beds.
What is the phone number for the Dixon County jail?
(402) 755-5608, the number on the page of the Dixon County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Dixon County go?
To a facility of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services; its inmate locator is at dcs-inmatesearch.ne.gov.
Is this the official Dixon 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.