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 October 2, 2026.
Saratoga Springs, New York, in Saratoga County, has about 29,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Saratoga Springs is held at the county jail, run by the Saratoga 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 Saratoga Springs
The county jail, run by the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Saratoga Springs, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office at saratogacountyny.gov/departments/sheriffs-office (page title: Sheriff’s Office | County of Saratoga, New York), phone (518) 885-6761, 6012 County Farm Rd. Ballston Spa, NY 12020, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 (518) 885-6761.
The Saratoga County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 200 people on an average day, up from about 170 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 222 beds, and it ran at 75 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Saratoga County has about 240,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 8 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Saratoga County Jail
The Saratoga County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Saratoga Springs (filed by the FBI as Saratoga Springs Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Saratoga Springs.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office's 1,039 for 2025, Saratoga Springs's 829 for 2025 and Waterford's 245 for 2025.
Together, the six agencies in Saratoga County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,423 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 Saratoga Springs 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 Saratoga Springs?
Ask the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office at (518) 885-6761; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at saratogacountyny.gov.
How many people are in the Saratoga County jail?
About 200 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 222 beds.
What is the phone number for the Saratoga County jail?
(518) 885-6761, the number on the page of the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Saratoga 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 Saratoga Springs 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.