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.
Albemarle County, Virginia, has about 117,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Albemarle County is held at the county jail, run by the Albemarle County Police Department, 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: Albemarle County public records, Albemarle County arrest records, Albemarle County warrants, Albemarle County criminal records, Albemarle County court records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Albemarle County
The county jail, run by the Albemarle County Police Department, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Albemarle County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Albemarle County Police Department at albemarleso.org (page title: Albemarle County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Albemarle County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 300 people, up from about 280 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 212 beds, and it ran at 83 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Albemarle County has about 117,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 26 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Albemarle County Jail
The Albemarle County Police Department makes the arrests that end in a booking in Albemarle County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Albemarle County: the Albemarle County State Police (state police); the University of Virginia (campus police).
The Albemarle County Police Department reported 1,893 arrests to the FBI for 2025. 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 Albemarle 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 Albemarle 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 Albemarle County?
Ask the Albemarle County Police Department; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at albemarleso.org.
How many people are in the Albemarle County jail?
About 300 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 212 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Albemarle 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 Albemarle 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.