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.
Kerr County, Texas, has about 54,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Kerr County is held at the county jail, run by the Kerr 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: Kerr County public records, Kerr County arrest records, Kerr County warrants, Kerr County criminal records, Kerr County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Kerr County
The county jail, run by the Kerr County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Kerr County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Kerr County Sheriff's Office at kerrcountysheriff.com/kerr-county-jail (page title: KERR COUNTY JAIL), phone 877-894-8463, Friday 10:00am to 4:00pm, 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 877-894-8463.
The Kerr County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 230 people on an average day, up from about 210 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 328 beds, and it is running at 70 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Kerr County has about 54,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 42 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Kerr County Jail
The Kerr County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Kerrville and Ingram make the arrests that end in a booking in Kerr County.
The FBI's agency list also places six other agencies in Kerr County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Kerrville's 611 for 2025, the Kerr County Sheriff's Office's 434 for 2025 and Ingram's 89 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Kerr County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,134 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 Kerr 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 Kerr County?
Ask the Kerr County Sheriff's Office at 877-894-8463; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at kerrcountysheriff.com/kerr-county-jail.
How many people are in the Kerr County jail?
About 230 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 328 beds.
What is the phone number for the Kerr County jail?
877-894-8463, the number on the page of the Kerr County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Kerr 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 Kerr 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.