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 28, 2026.
Christiansburg, Virginia, in Montgomery County, has about 23,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Christiansburg is held at the county jail, run by the Montgomery 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 Christiansburg
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Christiansburg is held at the county jail, run by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office at mcsojail.countygovservices.com/Home/CurrentInmates (page title: Current Inmates | Montgomery County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 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 Montgomery County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 65 people, down from about 440 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 240 beds, and it ran at 141 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Montgomery County has about 99,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 7 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Montgomery County Jail
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Christiansburg (filed by the FBI as Christiansburg Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Christiansburg.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Montgomery County: the Montgomery County State Police (state police); Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (campus police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Christiansburg's 843 for 2025, the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office's 656 for 2025 and Blacksburg's 461 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Montgomery County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,960 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 Christiansburg 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 Montgomery County serves the sentence in a facility of the Virginia Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at vadoc.virginia.gov/family-and-friends.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Christiansburg?
Look on the custody page of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office at mcsojail.countygovservices.com. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Montgomery County jail?
About 65 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 240 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Montgomery County go?
To a facility of the Virginia Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at vadoc.virginia.gov/family-and-friends.
Is this the official Christiansburg 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.