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 24, 2026.
Goochland County, Virginia, has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Goochland County is held at the county jail, run by the Goochland 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: Goochland County public records, Goochland County arrest records, Goochland County warrants, Goochland County criminal records, Goochland County court records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Goochland County
The county jail, run by the Goochland County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Goochland County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Goochland County Sheriff's Office at goochlandsheriff.com (page title: Goochland County Sheriff's Office), phone (804) 556-5349, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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) 556-5349.
The Goochland County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 72 people, down from about 87 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 56 beds, and it ran at 125 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Goochland County has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 26 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Goochland County Jail
The Goochland County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Goochland County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Goochland County: the Goochland County State Police (state police).
The Goochland County Sheriff's Office reported 153 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 Goochland 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 Goochland 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 Goochland County?
Ask the Goochland County Sheriff's Office at (804) 556-5349; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at goochlandsheriff.com.
How many people are in the Goochland County jail?
About 72 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 56 beds.
What is the phone number for the Goochland County jail?
(804) 556-5349, the number on the page of the Goochland County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Goochland 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 Goochland 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.