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 25, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Elk City, Oklahoma, in Beckham County, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Elk City is held at the county jail, run by the Beckham 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 Elk City
The county jail, run by the Beckham County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Elk City, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Beckham County Sheriff's Office at beckham.okcounties.org/offices/county-sheriff (page title: County Sheriff), phone 580.928.2121, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 580.928.2121.
The Beckham County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 89 people, up from about 84 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 122 beds, and it ran at 69 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Beckham County has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 40 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Beckham County Jail
The Beckham County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Elk City (filed by the FBI as Elk City Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Elk City.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Beckham County: Sayre Public Schools (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Elk City's 258 for 2025, the Beckham County Sheriff's Office's 76 for 2025 and Sayre's 9 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Beckham County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 344 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 Elk City arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Oklahoma Department of Corrections lists its inmates at okoffender.doc.ok.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Elk City?
Ask the Beckham County Sheriff's Office at 580.928.2121; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at beckham.okcounties.org/offices/county-sheriff.
How many people are in the Beckham County jail?
About 89 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 122 beds.
What is the phone number for the Beckham County jail?
580.928.2121, the number on the page of the Beckham County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Beckham County go?
To a facility of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at okoffender.doc.ok.gov.
Is this the official Elk City 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.