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 9, 2026.
Chesterfield County, South Carolina, has about 44,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Chesterfield County is held at the county jail, run by the Chesterfield 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.
Related guides: Chesterfield County public records, Chesterfield County arrest records, Chesterfield County warrants, Chesterfield County police reports, Chesterfield County property records, South Carolina arrest records and South Carolina inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Chesterfield County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Chesterfield County is held at the county jail, run by the Chesterfield County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Chesterfield County Sheriff's Office at chesterfieldsheriff.org/booking-records-requests.php (page title: Booking Records Requests | Chesterfield County SC Sheriff's Office), phone (843)623-3385, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 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 Chesterfield County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 71 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 83 beds, and it ran at 86 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Chesterfield County has about 44,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 16 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Chesterfield County Jail
The Chesterfield County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Cheraw, Pageland, Chesterfield and McBee make the arrests that end in a booking in Chesterfield County.
The FBI's agency list also places one state police unit and five state agencies in Chesterfield County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Chesterfield County Sheriff's Office's 772 for 2025, Pageland's 370 for 2025 and Cheraw's 148 for 2024.
Together, the three agencies in Chesterfield County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,142 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 Chesterfield County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the South Carolina Department of Corrections lists its inmates at doc.sc.gov/inmate-search-disclaimer.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Chesterfield County?
Look on the custody page of the Chesterfield County Sheriff's Office at chesterfieldsheriff.org, or call (843)623-3385. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Chesterfield County jail?
About 71 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 83 beds.
What is the phone number for the Chesterfield County jail?
(843)623-3385, the number on the page of the Chesterfield County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Chesterfield County go?
To a facility of the South Carolina Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at doc.sc.gov/inmate-search-disclaimer.
Is this the official Chesterfield 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.