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.
Baker City, Oregon, in Baker County, has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Baker City is held at the county jail, run by the Baker 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 Baker City
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Baker City is held at the county jail, run by the Baker County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Baker County Sheriff's Office at bakersheriff.org/jaillist.htm (page title: Jail List), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Baker County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 18 people, down from about 35 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 45 beds, and it ran at 78 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Baker County has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 11 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Baker County Jail
The Baker County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Baker City (filed by the FBI as Baker City Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Baker City.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Baker County: the Baker County Liquor Commission (state agency); the Baker County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Baker City's 228 for 2025 and the Baker County Sheriff's Office's 147 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Baker County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 375 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 Baker 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 Oregon Department of Corrections lists its inmates at oregon.gov/doc/victim-services/pages/offender-search.aspx.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Baker City?
Look on the custody page of the Baker County Sheriff's Office at bakersheriff.org/jaillist.htm. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Baker County jail?
About 18 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 45 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Baker County go?
To a facility of the Oregon Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at oregon.gov.
Is this the official Baker 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.