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 9, 2026.
Richmond County, New York, has about 498,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Richmond County is held by the New York City Department of Correction, which runs the jails for all five boroughs. 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: Richmond County public records, Richmond County arrest records, Richmond County criminal records, Richmond County court records, Richmond County DUI, New York arrest records and New York inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Richmond County
Richmond County has no county jail. A person kept in custody after an arrest in Richmond County is held by the New York City Department of Correction, which runs the city's jails for all five boroughs.
SearchSystems opened and checked the page of the sheriff's office at nyc.gov/site/doc/inmate-info/inmate-lookup.page (page title: Department of Correction), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
The Richmond County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 370 people, down from about 690 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 429 beds, and it ran at 81 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Richmond County has about 498,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 7 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People
The New York City Police Department polices all five boroughs of New York City, Richmond County among them, and reports its arrests to the FBI as one agency, so they are not broken out for Richmond County here.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Richmond 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 Richmond County serves the sentence in a facility of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, whose inmate locator is at nysdoccslookup.doccs.ny.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Richmond County?
Look on the custody page of the sheriff's office at nyc.gov. It covers people booked into the city jail system.
How many people are in the Richmond County jail?
About 370 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 429 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Richmond 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 Richmond 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.