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 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Moab, Utah, in Grand County, has about 5,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Moab is held at the county jail, run by the Grand 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.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Moab
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Moab is held at the county jail, run by the Grand County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Grand County Sheriff's Office at grandcountyutah.net/947/Jail-Inmate-List (page title: Jail Inmate List | Grand County, UT), 125 E. Center St. Moab, UT 84532, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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 Grand County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 20 people, down from about 36 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 73 beds, and it ran at 49 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Grand County has about 9,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 21 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Grand County Jail
The Grand County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Moab (filed by the FBI as Moab Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Moab.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Grand County Sheriff's Office's 348 for 2025 and Moab's 174 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Grand County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 522 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 Moab 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 Grand County serves the sentence in a facility of the Utah Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at corrections.utah.gov/inmate-services/offender-search.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Moab?
Look on the custody page of the Grand County Sheriff's Office at grandcountyutah.net/947/Jail-Inmate-List. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Grand County jail?
About 20 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 73 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Grand County go?
To a facility of the Utah Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at corrections.utah.gov.
Is this the official Moab website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.