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 October 1, 2026.
Webb County, Texas, has about 273,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Webb County is held at the county jail, run by the Webb 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: Webb County public records, Webb County arrest records, Webb County warrants, Webb County police reports, Webb County property records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Webb County
The county jail, run by the Webb County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Webb County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Webb County Sheriff's Office at legacy.webbcountytx.gov/Sheriff/BookingJailSearch (page title: Booking Jail Search), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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 Webb County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 520 people on an average day, up from about 480 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 570 beds, and it is running at 91 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Webb County has about 273,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 19 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Webb County Jail
The Webb County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Laredo and Rio Bravo make the arrests that end in a booking in Webb County.
The FBI's agency list also places three other agencies and two campus police departments in Webb County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Laredo's 5,549 for 2025 and the Webb County Sheriff's Office's 242 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Webb County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,791 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 Webb 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 Webb 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 Webb County?
Look on the custody page of the Webb County Sheriff's Office at legacy.webbcountytx.gov. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Webb County jail?
About 520 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 570 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Webb 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 Webb 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.