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 9, 2026.
Platte County, Nebraska, has about 35,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Platte County is held at the county jail, run by the Platte 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: Platte County public records, Platte County arrest records, Platte County warrants, Platte County criminal records, Platte County court records, Nebraska arrest records and Nebraska inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Platte County
The county jail, run by the Platte County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Platte County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Platte County Sheriff's Office at plattecounty.ne.gov/sheriff/about (page title: About Us | Platte County Nebraska), phone (402) 564-3229, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 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) 564-3229.
The Platte County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 100 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 110 beds, and it ran at 93 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Platte County has about 35,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 29 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Platte County Jail
The Platte County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Columbus make the arrests that end in a booking in Platte County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Platte County: the State Patrol in Platte County (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Columbus's 536 for 2025 and the Platte County Sheriff's Office's 136 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Platte County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 672 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 Platte 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 Platte County?
Ask the Platte County Sheriff's Office at (402) 564-3229; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at plattecounty.ne.gov/sheriff/about.
How many people are in the Platte County jail?
About 100 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 110 beds.
What is the phone number for the Platte County jail?
(402) 564-3229, the number on the page of the Platte County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Platte 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 Platte 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.