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 September 30, 2026.
Hitchcock County, Nebraska, has about 2,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Hitchcock County is held at the county jail, run by the Hitchcock 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: Hitchcock County public records, Hitchcock County arrest records, Hitchcock County warrants, Hitchcock County criminal records, Hitchcock County court records, Nebraska arrest records and Nebraska inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Hitchcock County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Hitchcock County is held at the county jail, run by the Hitchcock County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Hitchcock County Sheriff's Office at hitchcockcountysheriff.org/contact.html (page title: Jail Information), phone 888-984-1903, Tuesdays: 2:00P.M. to 3:00P.M., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 888-984-1903.
The Hitchcock County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 5 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 8 beds, and it ran at 62 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Hitchcock County has about 2,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 20 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Hitchcock County Jail
The Hitchcock County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Hitchcock County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Hitchcock County: the State Patrol in Hitchcock County (state police).
The Hitchcock County Sheriff's Office reported 10 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 Hitchcock County 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 Hitchcock County serves the sentence in a facility of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, whose inmate locator is at dcs-inmatesearch.ne.gov/Corrections/COR_input.jsp.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Hitchcock County?
Ask the Hitchcock County Sheriff's Office at 888-984-1903; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at hitchcockcountysheriff.org/contact.html.
How many people are in the Hitchcock County jail?
About 5 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 8 beds.
What is the phone number for the Hitchcock County jail?
888-984-1903, the number on the page of the Hitchcock County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Hitchcock 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 Hitchcock 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.