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. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 1, 2026.
King County, Texas, has 215 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), and arrests there are reported to the FBI by the King County Sheriff's Office. An arrest leaves the same records whoever makes it: the arresting agency's report, the record of anyone held at the county jail, and, if the District Attorney files charges, a case in the King County District Court. This guide says who keeps each one, what it costs and who may see it, with the arrest counts each agency reported.
This guide covers who makes arrests, how many arrests, booking and the jail, finding an arrest, copies and common questions.
Related guides: King County public records, Texas arrest records, Texas inmate search and Texas criminal records.
Who Makes Arrests in King County
The King County Sheriff's Office is the county agency that reports arrests to the FBI for King County. It reported 0 arrests for 2025.
How Many Arrests The King County Sheriff's Office Reports
The FBI publishes every agency's monthly arrest counts on the Crime Data Explorer. These are the full-year totals, all offenses, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026; a year with months missing or not reported is left out.
- King County Sheriff's Office: 0 for 2025, 0 for 2024, 0 for 2023, 0 for 2022 and 0 for 2021.
Booking: Where People Arrested in King County Are Held
A person kept in custody after an arrest in King County is held at the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest, apart from the short stay some city departments' own holding cells allow; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked at all. The jail's record of each person held, with the charges, is a public record of the arrest, and the court file takes over from there.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the King County Sheriff's Office at inmatelocator.countyofkings.com (page title: Kings County Inmate Locator), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 1, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone who was booked recently; a person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice lists its inmates at inmate.tdcj.texas.gov/InmateSearch/start.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in King County
An arrest in King County can be traced in three places, depending on where the case stands: the custody page of the King County Sheriff's Office described above, for anyone booked into the county jail; the case index of the King County District Court, which shows whether charges were filed and the next court date (the court records page SearchSystems verified is at co.king.tx.us/page/king.county.clerk, phone 806.596.4412); the District Attorney, which decides whether an arrest becomes a charge (its page is at co.king.tx.us/page/king.District.Attorney, phone 940.889.2852).
Texas is one of the states that lets anyone look up another person's statewide criminal history: the Conviction Database search lets anyone look up convictions and deferred adjudications by name, for $3 a search, through the Texas Department of Public Safety. That record shows what agencies reported to the state, which is wider than one county's court index but can lag it.
Getting a Copy of an Arrest Record in King County
The report of an arrest is released by the agency that made it; the jail and the court hold their own records of the same event, but not the report. Under the Texas Public Information Act the agency must answer within 10 business days, and it may charge the copy rates set by the Attorney General, plus labor for large requests.
- An arrest by the King County Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit.
- A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 940.889.2852, handles discovery for pending cases.
- The court file of a case that was filed: the King County District Court, through the court records page at co.king.tx.us/page/king.county.clerk, phone 806.596.4412.
- Any county record that is not posted: the county records request page SearchSystems verified is at kingcountyexec.govqa.us (page title: Support Home Page).
- Your own statewide record: a fingerprint-based request to the Department of Public Safety.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many arrests are made in King County each year?
The King County Sheriff's Office reported 0 arrests to the FBI for 2025, its latest full year.
How do I find out if someone is in jail in King County?
Look on the custody page of the King County Sheriff's Office at inmatelocator.countyofkings.com. It covers people booked into the county jail.
Where are people arrested in King County booked?
Those kept in custody go to the county jail, run by the King County Sheriff's Office; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked.
Are arrest records public in King County?
The court files of criminal cases are public, and so is the statewide criminal history kept by the Texas Department of Public Safety: the Conviction Database search lets anyone look up convictions and deferred adjudications by name, for $3. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the Texas Public Information Act.
How do I get a copy of an arrest report in King County?
From the agency that made the arrest: the King County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Texas Public Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days; the county records request page SearchSystems verified is at kingcountyexec.govqa.us.
Is this the official King 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.