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 4, 2026.
Chesterfield County, Virginia, has about 390,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Chesterfield County is held at the county jail, run by the Chesterfield 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: Chesterfield County public records, Chesterfield County arrest records, Chesterfield County warrants, Chesterfield County police reports, Chesterfield County property records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Chesterfield County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Chesterfield County is held at the county jail, run by the Chesterfield County Police Department, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Chesterfield County Police Department at chesterfield.gov/765/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff's Office | Chesterfield County, VA), phone 804-748-1261, 9500 Courthouse Road Chesterfield, VA 23832, Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 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 804-748-1261.
The Chesterfield County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 350 people, down from about 1,170 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 1,209 beds, and it ran at 85 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Chesterfield County has about 390,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 9 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Chesterfield County Jail
The Chesterfield County Police Department makes the arrests that end in a booking in Chesterfield County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Chesterfield County: the Chesterfield County State Police (state police).
The Chesterfield County Police Department reported 7,272 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 Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield County?
Ask the Chesterfield County Police Department at 804-748-1261; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at chesterfield.gov/765/Sheriff.
How many people are in the Chesterfield County jail?
About 350 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 1,209 beds.
What is the phone number for the Chesterfield County jail?
804-748-1261, the number on the page of the Chesterfield County Police Department SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield 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.