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.
Lubbock County, Texas, has about 327,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Lubbock County is held at the county jail, run by the Lubbock 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: Lubbock County public records, Lubbock County arrest records, Lubbock County warrants, Lubbock County police reports, Lubbock County property records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Lubbock County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Lubbock County is held at the county jail, run by the Lubbock County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Lubbock County Sheriff's Office at lubbocksheriff.com/active-jail-roster (page title: Active Jail Search | Lubbock County Sheriff's Office | Dedicated to Service), phone (806) 775-7009, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone 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.
The Lubbock County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 1,270 people on an average day, down from about 1,270 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 1,530 beds, and it is running at 83 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Lubbock County has about 327,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 39 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Lubbock County Jail
The Lubbock County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Lubbock, Wolfforth, Slaton, Shallowater, Idalou, Ransom Canyon and one more cities make the arrests that end in a booking in Lubbock County.
The FBI's agency list also places seven other agencies and two campus police departments in Lubbock County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The Abernathy Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Lubbock County, so its arrests are not broken out for Lubbock County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Lubbock's 5,512 for 2025, the Lubbock County Sheriff's Office's 427 for 2024 and Slaton's 161 for 2025.
Together, the six agencies in Lubbock County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,703 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 Lubbock 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 Lubbock County?
Look on the custody page of the Lubbock County Sheriff's Office at lubbocksheriff.com/active-jail-roster, or call (806) 775-7009. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Lubbock County jail?
About 1,270 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 1,530 beds.
What is the phone number for the Lubbock County jail?
(806) 775-7009, the number on the page of the Lubbock County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Lubbock 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 Lubbock 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.