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.
Travis County, Texas, has about 1.4 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Travis County is held at the county jail, run by the Travis 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: Travis County public records, Travis County arrest records, Travis County warrants, Travis County criminal records, Travis County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Travis County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Travis County is held at the county jail, run by the Travis County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Travis County Sheriff's Office at tcsheriff.org/inmate-jail-info/inmate-info/arrest-booking (page title: Arrest & Booking | Travis County Sheriff's Office, Texas), phone 512-854-4180, 500 W. 10th St. Austin, TX 78701, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Travis County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 2,440 people on an average day, up from about 2,170 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 3,535 beds, and it is running at 69 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Travis County has about 1.4 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 18 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Travis County Jail
The Travis County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Austin, Pflugerville, Manor, Lakeway, Lago Vista, Bee Cave and four more cities make the arrests that end in a booking in Travis County.
The FBI's agency list also places eight other agencies and four campus police departments in Travis County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The Elgin Police Department, the Mustang Ridge Police Department, the Cedar Park Police Department and two more are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Travis County, so their arrests are not broken out for Travis County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Austin's 23,348 for 2025, the Travis County Sheriff's Office's 2,124 for 2025 and Pflugerville's 1,252 for 2025.
Together, the nine agencies in Travis County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 27,686 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 Travis 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 Travis County?
Look on the custody page of the Travis County Sheriff's Office at tcsheriff.org, or call 512-854-4180. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Travis County jail?
About 2,440 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 3,535 beds.
What is the phone number for the Travis County jail?
512-854-4180, the number on the page of the Travis County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Travis 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 Travis 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.