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.
Valencia County, New Mexico, has about 81,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Valencia County is held at the county jail, run by the Valencia 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 Valencia County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Valencia County is held at the county jail, run by the Valencia County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Valencia County Sheriff's Office at valencianm.gov/our-county/sheriff (page title: Valencia County Sheriff's Office | Law Enforcement Services in New Mexico | Valencia County), phone (505) 827-9151, 123 Don Pasqual Rd NW Los Lunas, NM 87031, Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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) 827-9151.
The Valencia County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 130 people, down from about 150 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 172 beds, and it ran at 88 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Valencia County has about 81,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 17 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Valencia County Jail
The Valencia County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Los Lunas, Belen, Rio Communities, Bosque Farms and Peralta make the arrests that end in a booking in Valencia County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Valencia County: the University of New Mexico at Valencia (campus police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Rio Communities's 1,152 for 2025, the Valencia County Sheriff's Office's 832 for 2025 and Belen's 583 for 2025.
Together, the six agencies in Valencia County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,094 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 Valencia 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 New Mexico Corrections Department lists its inmates at cd.nm.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Valencia County?
Ask the Valencia County Sheriff's Office at (505) 827-9151; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at valencianm.gov/our-county/sheriff.
How many people are in the Valencia County jail?
About 130 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 172 beds.
What is the phone number for the Valencia County jail?
(505) 827-9151, the number on the page of the Valencia County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Valencia County go?
To a facility of the New Mexico Corrections Department; its inmate locator is at cd.nm.gov.
Is this the official Valencia 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.