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 September 30, 2026.
Crane County, Texas, has about 4,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Crane County is held at the county jail, run by the Crane 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: Crane County public records, Crane County arrest records, Crane County warrants, Crane County criminal records, Crane County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Crane County
The county jail, run by the Crane County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Crane County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Crane County Sheriff's Office at co.crane.tx.us/page/crane.Sheriff (page title: Crane County, Texas), phone 432-558-3571, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 432-558-3571.
The Crane County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 24 people on an average day, up from about 14 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 92 beds, and it is running at 26 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Crane County has about 4,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 52 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Crane County Jail
The Crane County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Crane make the arrests that end in a booking in Crane County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Crane's 59 for 2025 and the Crane County Sheriff's Office's 20 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Crane County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 79 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 Crane 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 Crane County?
Ask the Crane County Sheriff's Office at 432-558-3571; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.crane.tx.us/page/crane.Sheriff.
How many people are in the Crane County jail?
About 24 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 92 beds.
What is the phone number for the Crane County jail?
432-558-3571, the number on the page of the Crane County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Crane 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 Crane 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.