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 October 2, 2026.
New Braunfels, Texas, in Comal County, has about 116,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in New Braunfels is held at the county jail, run by the Comal 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 New Braunfels
The county jail, run by the Comal County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in New Braunfels, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Comal County Sheriff's Office at comalcounty.gov/181/Sheriffs-Office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Comal County, TX), phone 800-640-8422, 3005 W San Antonio Street New Braunfels, TX 78130, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 800-640-8422.
The Comal County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 500 people on an average day, up from about 310 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 583 beds, and it is running at 87 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Comal County has about 202,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 25 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Comal County Jail
The Comal County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for New Braunfels (filed by the FBI as New Braunfels Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around New Braunfels.
The FBI's agency list also places four other agencies in Comal County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The Fair Oaks Ranch Police Department, the Selma Police Department and the Schertz Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Comal County, so their arrests are not broken out for Comal County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were New Braunfels's 3,198 for 2025, the Comal County Sheriff's Office's 1,084 for 2025 and Bulverde's 111 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Comal County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,412 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 New Braunfels 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 Comal County serves the sentence in a facility of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, whose inmate locator is at inmate.tdcj.texas.gov/InmateSearch/start.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in New Braunfels?
Ask the Comal County Sheriff's Office at 800-640-8422; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at comalcounty.gov/181/Sheriffs-Office.
How many people are in the Comal County jail?
About 500 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 583 beds.
What is the phone number for the Comal County jail?
800-640-8422, the number on the page of the Comal County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Comal County go?
To a facility of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; its inmate locator is at inmate.tdcj.texas.gov/InmateSearch/start.
Is this the official New Braunfels 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.