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.
Duval County, Texas, has about 9,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Duval County is held at the county jail, run by the Duval 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 Duval County
The county jail, run by the Duval County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Duval County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Duval County Sheriff's Office at co.duval.tx.us/page/duval.Sheriff (page title: Duval County, Texas), phone (361) 279-6209, 401 E. Collins Ave San Diego, TX 78384, MONDAY thru FRIDAY 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 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 (361) 279-6209.
The Duval County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 26 people on an average day, up from about 24 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 33 beds, and it is running at 79 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Duval County has about 9,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 27 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Duval County Jail
The Duval County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for San Diego, Freer and Benavides make the arrests that end in a booking in Duval County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Duval County: the Duval County Constable's Precinct 1 (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Benavides's 1,188 for 2025, the Duval County Sheriff's Office's 174 for 2024 and Freer's 21 for 2023.
Together, the two agencies in Duval County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 1,362 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 Duval 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 Duval 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 Duval County?
Ask the Duval County Sheriff's Office at (361) 279-6209; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.duval.tx.us/page/duval.Sheriff.
How many people are in the Duval County jail?
About 26 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 33 beds.
What is the phone number for the Duval County jail?
(361) 279-6209, the number on the page of the Duval County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Duval 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 Duval 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.