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 September 30, 2026.
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, has about 816,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Oklahoma County is held at the county jail, run by the Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma County
The county jail, run by the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Oklahoma County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office at oklahomacounty.org/county-information/jail-tracker-scheduler (page title: Jail Tracker & Scheduler), phone 405-713-7359, 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 405-713-7359.
The Oklahoma County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 1,290 people, down from about 1,910 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 2,890 beds, and it ran at 50 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Oklahoma County has about 816,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 16 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Oklahoma County Jail
The Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Oklahoma City, Edmond, Midwest City, Del City, Bethany, Choctaw and 11 more cities make the arrests that end in a booking in Oklahoma County.
The FBI's agency list also places two other agencies, one state agency and five campus police departments in Oklahoma County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Oklahoma City's 16,405 for 2025, Edmond's 2,106 for 2025 and Midwest City's 1,730 for 2025.
Together, the 16 agencies in Oklahoma County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 21,767 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 Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma County serves the sentence in a facility of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at okoffender.doc.ok.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Oklahoma County?
Ask the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office at 405-713-7359; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at oklahomacounty.org.
How many people are in the Oklahoma County jail?
About 1,290 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 2,890 beds.
What is the phone number for the Oklahoma County jail?
405-713-7359, the number on the page of the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Oklahoma County go?
To a facility of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at okoffender.doc.ok.gov.
Is this the official Oklahoma 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.