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.
Comal County, Texas, has about 202,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Comal County 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.
Related guides: Comal County public records, Comal County arrest records, Comal County warrants, Comal County police reports, Comal County property records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Comal County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Comal County is held at the county jail, run by the Comal County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
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 agencies that report for New Braunfels, Bulverde and Garden Ridge make the arrests that end in a booking in Comal County.
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 Comal 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 Comal County?
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 Comal 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.