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 23, 2026 and September 28, 2026.
Batavia, New York, in Genesee County, has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Batavia is held at the county jail, run by the Genesee 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 Batavia
The county jail, run by the Genesee County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Batavia, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Genesee County Sheriff's Office at geneseeny.gov/Department-Content/Sheriffs-Office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Genesee County, New York), phone 888-846-3469, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 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 888-846-3469.
The Genesee County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 93 people on an average day, up from about 81 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 97 beds, and it ran at 84 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Genesee County has about 58,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 16 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Genesee County Jail
The Genesee County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Batavia (filed by the FBI as Batavia Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Batavia.
The Attica Village Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Genesee County, so its arrests are not broken out for Genesee County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Genesee County Sheriff's Office's 534 for 2025, Batavia's 460 for 2025 and Le Roy Village's 100 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Genesee County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,094 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 Batavia 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 York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision lists its inmates at nysdoccslookup.doccs.ny.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Batavia?
Ask the Genesee County Sheriff's Office at 888-846-3469; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at geneseeny.gov.
How many people are in the Genesee County jail?
About 93 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 97 beds.
What is the phone number for the Genesee County jail?
888-846-3469, the number on the page of the Genesee County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Genesee County go?
To a facility of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision; its inmate locator is at nysdoccslookup.doccs.ny.gov.
Is this the official Batavia website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.