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 23, 2026 and September 28, 2026.
Maryville, Tennessee, in Blount County, has about 32,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Maryville is held at the county jail, run by the Blount 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 Maryville
The county jail, run by the Blount County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Maryville, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Blount County Sheriff's Office at ils.bcso.com (page title: InmateNOW!), phone (865)273-5000, 123 Main St Somewhere, TN 12345, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 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 (865)273-5000.
The Blount County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 340 people, down from about 610 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2024 was 350 beds, and it ran at 98 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Blount County has about 142,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 24 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Blount County Jail
The Blount County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Maryville (filed by the FBI as Maryville Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Maryville.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Blount County: Drug Task Force's 5th Judicial District and Knoxville Metropolitan Airport (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Blount County Sheriff's Office's 2,665 for 2025, Alcoa's 693 for 2025 and Maryville's 600 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Blount County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,958 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 Maryville arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Tennessee Department of Correction lists its inmates at foil.app.tn.gov/foil/search.jsp.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Maryville?
Ask the Blount County Sheriff's Office at (865)273-5000; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at ils.bcso.com.
How many people are in the Blount County jail?
About 340 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 350 beds.
What is the phone number for the Blount County jail?
(865)273-5000, the number on the page of the Blount County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Blount County go?
To a facility of the Tennessee Department of Correction; its inmate locator is at foil.app.tn.gov/foil/search.jsp.
Is this the official Maryville 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.