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 1, 2026.
Baylor County, Texas, has about 3,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Baylor County is held at the county jail, run by the Baylor 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: Baylor County public records, Baylor County arrest records, Baylor County warrants, Baylor County criminal records, Baylor County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Baylor County
The county jail, run by the Baylor County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Baylor County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Baylor County Sheriff's Office at co.baylor.tx.us/page/baylor.Sheriff (page title: Baylor County, Texas), phone (940) 889-3333, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., 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 (940) 889-3333.
The Baylor County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 7 people, up from about 7 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2024 was 13 beds, and it ran at 56 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Baylor County has about 3,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 21 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Baylor County Jail
The Baylor County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Seymour make the arrests that end in a booking in Baylor County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Baylor County: the Seymour Independent School District (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Seymour's 6 for 2025 and the Baylor County Sheriff's Office's 1 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Baylor County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 7 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 Baylor 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 Texas Department of Criminal Justice lists its inmates at inmate.tdcj.texas.gov/InmateSearch/start.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Baylor County?
Ask the Baylor County Sheriff's Office at (940) 889-3333; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.baylor.tx.us/page/baylor.Sheriff.
How many people are in the Baylor County jail?
About 7 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 13 beds.
What is the phone number for the Baylor County jail?
(940) 889-3333, the number on the page of the Baylor County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Baylor 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 Baylor 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.