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 4, 2026.
Enid, Oklahoma, in Garfield County, has about 51,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Enid is held at the county jail, run by the Garfield 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 Enid
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Enid is held at the county jail, run by the Garfield County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Garfield County Sheriff's Office at garfieldok.com/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Garfield County), phone 580-237-0244, 216 W. Oxford Ave, Enid, OK 73701, Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 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 580-237-0244.
The Garfield County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 240 people, up from about 240 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 305 beds, and it ran at 78 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Garfield County has about 62,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 39 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Garfield County Jail
The Garfield County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Enid (filed by the FBI as Enid Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Enid.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Enid's 1,007 for 2025, the Garfield County Sheriff's Office's 67 for 2024 and Waukomis's 14 for 2025.
Together, the six agencies in Garfield County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,025 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 Enid 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 Enid?
Ask the Garfield County Sheriff's Office at 580-237-0244; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at garfieldok.com/sheriff.
How many people are in the Garfield County jail?
About 240 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 305 beds.
What is the phone number for the Garfield County jail?
580-237-0244, the number on the page of the Garfield County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Garfield County go?
To a facility of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at okoffender.doc.ok.gov.
Is this the official Enid 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.