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. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026.
King William County, Virginia, has about 19,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in King William County is held at the county jail, run by the King William 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, who books people, state prison and common questions.
Related guides: King William County public records, King William County arrest records, King William County warrants, King William County police reports, King William County property records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in King William County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in King William County is held at the county jail, run by the King William County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the King William County Sheriff's Office at kwc.gov/601/Sheriffs-Office (page title: Sheriff’s Office | King William County, VA), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
Who Books People Into the King William County Jail
The King William County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for West Point make the arrests that end in a booking in King William County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in King William County: the King William County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the King William County Sheriff's Office's 189 for 2025 and West Point's 30 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in King William County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 219 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 King William County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Virginia Department of Corrections lists its inmates at vadoc.virginia.gov/family-and-friends.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in King William County?
Ask the King William County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at kwc.gov/601/Sheriffs-Office.
Where do people sentenced to prison in King William 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 King William 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.