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 on September 23, 2026.
Brazoria County, Texas, has about 413,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Brazoria County is held at the county jail, run by the Brazoria 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 Brazoria County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Brazoria County is held at the county jail, run by the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office at brazoriacountytx.gov/departments/sheriff-s-office/detention-center (page title: Detention Center | Brazoria County, TX), phone (979)864-2336, 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 (979)864-2336.
The Brazoria County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 960 people on an average day, up from about 830 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 1,170 beds, and it is running at 82 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Brazoria County has about 413,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 23 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Brazoria County Jail
The Brazoria County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Pearland, Alvin, Lake Jackson, Angleton, Manvel, Iowa Colony and 14 more cities make the arrests that end in a booking in Brazoria County.
The FBI's agency list also places ten other agencies and two campus police departments in Brazoria County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Pearland's 3,646 for 2025, the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office's 1,746 for 2025 and Alvin's 973 for 2024.
Together, the 18 agencies in Brazoria County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 7,863 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 Brazoria County 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 Brazoria 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 Brazoria County?
Ask the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office at (979)864-2336; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at brazoriacountytx.gov.
How many people are in the Brazoria County jail?
About 960 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 1,170 beds.
What is the phone number for the Brazoria County jail?
(979)864-2336, the number on the page of the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Brazoria 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 Brazoria 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.