Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 11, 2026.
Stafford County, Virginia, has about 169,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Stafford County is held at the county jail, run by the Stafford 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: Stafford County public records, Stafford County arrest records, Stafford County warrants, Stafford County criminal records, Stafford County court records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Stafford County
The county jail, run by the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Stafford County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Stafford County Sheriff's Office at staffordsheriff.com (page title: Stafford County Sheriff's Office), phone 540-658-4450, 1225 Courthouse Rd. Stafford, VA 22554, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 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 540-658-4450.
The Stafford County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 530 people, down from about 630 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 580 beds, and it ran at 83 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Stafford County has about 169,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 32 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Stafford County Jail
The Stafford County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Stafford County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Stafford County: the Stafford County State Police (state police).
The Stafford County Sheriff's Office reported 3,616 arrests to the FBI for 2024. 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 Stafford 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 Stafford 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 Stafford County?
Ask the Stafford County Sheriff's Office at 540-658-4450; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at staffordsheriff.com.
How many people are in the Stafford County jail?
About 530 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 580 beds.
What is the phone number for the Stafford County jail?
540-658-4450, the number on the page of the Stafford County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Stafford 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 Stafford 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.