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.
Hockley County, Texas, has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Hockley County is held at the county jail, run by the Hockley 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: Hockley County public records, Hockley County arrest records, Hockley County warrants, Hockley County criminal records, Hockley County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Hockley County
The county jail, run by the Hockley County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Hockley County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Hockley County Sheriff's Office at co.hockley.tx.us/page/sheriff (page title: County Sheriff | Hockley County, Texas), phone 806-894-3126, 1310 Avenue H Levelland, TX 79336, 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 806-894-3126.
The Hockley County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 58 people on an average day, up from about 49 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 64 beds, and it is running at 91 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Hockley County has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 27 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Hockley County Jail
The Hockley County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Levelland, Sundown and Anton make the arrests that end in a booking in Hockley County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Hockley County: South Plains College (campus police); the Ropes Independent School District (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Levelland's 236 for 2025, the Hockley County Sheriff's Office's 52 for 2025 and Anton's 0 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Hockley County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 288 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 Hockley 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 Hockley 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 Hockley County?
Ask the Hockley County Sheriff's Office at 806-894-3126; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.hockley.tx.us/page/sheriff.
How many people are in the Hockley County jail?
About 58 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 64 beds.
What is the phone number for the Hockley County jail?
806-894-3126, the number on the page of the Hockley County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Hockley 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 Hockley 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.