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. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site on September 28, 2026.
Kent County, Rhode Island, has about 172,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). In Rhode Island the jails are the state's, so one locator covers everyone held after an arrest in Kent County. 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, who books people and common questions.
Related guides: Kent County public records, Kent County arrest records, Kent County warrants, Kent County criminal records, Kent County court records, Rhode Island arrest records and Rhode Island inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Kent County
Rhode Island has no county jails, so one search covers everyone held after an arrest in Kent County: the Rhode Island Department of Corrections runs every jail and prison in the state and lists the people it holds, awaiting trial or serving a sentence.
The Rhode Island Department of Corrections's inmate locator is at doc.ri.gov/family-visitors/incarceration-search.
Who Books People
The agency that reports for Warwick and, elsewhere, the state police make the arrests in Kent County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Kent County: T.F. Green International Airport (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Warwick's 1,955 for 2025, West Warwick's 723 for 2025 and Coventry's 603 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Kent County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,603 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Kent County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Kent County?
Through the Rhode Island Department of Corrections's inmate locator at doc.ri.gov; the department holds everyone in custody in Rhode Island.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Kent County go?
To a facility of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at doc.ri.gov.
Is this the official Kent 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.