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 9, 2026.
Vidor, Texas, in Orange County, has about 9,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Vidor is held at the county jail, run by the Orange 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 Vidor
The county jail, run by the Orange County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Vidor, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Orange County Sheriff's Office at co.orange.tx.us/county-warrants (page title: Welcome to the Official Website of Orange County, Texas | County Warrants), phone (409) 883-2612, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 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 (409) 883-2612.
The Orange County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 180 people on an average day, down from about 220 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 326 beds, and it is running at 55 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Orange County has about 86,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 21 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Orange County Jail
The Orange County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Vidor (filed by the FBI as Vidor Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Vidor.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Orange County: the Bridge City Independent School District (other agency).
The Port Arthur Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Orange County, so its arrests are not broken out for Orange County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Orange County Sheriff's Office's 1,262 for 2025, Orange's 229 for 2025 and Bridge City's 85 for 2025.
Together, the seven agencies in Orange County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,707 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 Vidor 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 Orange 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 Vidor?
Ask the Orange County Sheriff's Office at (409) 883-2612; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.orange.tx.us/county-warrants.
How many people are in the Orange County jail?
About 180 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 326 beds.
What is the phone number for the Orange County jail?
(409) 883-2612, the number on the page of the Orange County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Orange 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 Vidor 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.