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 between September 23, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Victoria County, Texas, has about 92,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Victoria County is held at the county jail, run by the Victoria 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: Victoria County public records, Victoria County arrest records, Victoria County warrants, Victoria County police reports, Victoria County property records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Victoria County
The county jail, run by the Victoria County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Victoria County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Victoria County Sheriff's Office at victoriasheriff.org (page title: Victoria County, Texas), phone (361) 575-0651, Monday through Friday 7:00a.m. - 6:00 p.m., 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 (361) 575-0651.
The Victoria County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 400 people on an average day, up from about 390 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 532 beds, and it is running at 76 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Victoria County has about 92,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 44 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Victoria County Jail
The Victoria County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Victoria make the arrests that end in a booking in Victoria County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Victoria County: the Victoria County Constable's Precinct 2, the Victoria County Fire Marshal's Office and the Victoria Fire Marshal's Office (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Victoria's 2,124 for 2025 and the Victoria County Sheriff's Office's 466 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Victoria County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,590 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 Victoria 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 Victoria 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 Victoria County?
Ask the Victoria County Sheriff's Office at (361) 575-0651; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at victoriasheriff.org.
How many people are in the Victoria County jail?
About 400 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 532 beds.
What is the phone number for the Victoria County jail?
(361) 575-0651, the number on the page of the Victoria County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Victoria 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 Victoria 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.