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 2, 2026.
De Baca County, New Mexico, has about 1,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in De Baca County is held at the county jail, run by the De Baca 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: De Baca County public records, De Baca County arrest records, De Baca County warrants, De Baca County criminal records, De Baca County court records, New Mexico arrest records and New Mexico inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in De Baca County
The county jail, run by the De Baca County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in De Baca County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the De Baca County Sheriff's Office at nmsheriffs.org/new-mexico-county-sheriffs (page title: New Mexico County Sheriffs | New Mexico Sheriffs' Association), phone 505-468-7089, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 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 505-468-7089.
The De Baca County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 20 people, up from about 12 in 2019. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
De Baca County has about 1,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 121 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the De Baca County Jail
The De Baca County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in De Baca County.
The De Baca County Sheriff's Office reported 0 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 De Baca 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 De Baca County serves the sentence in a facility of the New Mexico Corrections Department, whose inmate locator is at cd.nm.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in De Baca County?
Ask the De Baca County Sheriff's Office at 505-468-7089; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at nmsheriffs.org/new-mexico-county-sheriffs.
How many people are in the De Baca County jail?
About 20 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data.
What is the phone number for the De Baca County jail?
505-468-7089, the number on the page of the De Baca County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in De Baca County go?
To a facility of the New Mexico Corrections Department; its inmate locator is at cd.nm.gov.
Is this the official De Baca 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.