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 28, 2026.
York County, Virginia, has about 71,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in York County is held at the county jail, run by the York 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: York County public records, York County arrest records, York County warrants, York County criminal records, York County court records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in York County
The county jail, run by the York County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in York County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the York County Sheriff's Office at inmatesinjail.yorkcountygov.com/detentioncenter/inmatesinjail.aspx (page title: York County Detention Center Inmates), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The York County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 140 people, down from about 170 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 219 beds, and it ran at 58 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
York County has about 71,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 20 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the York County Jail
The York County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in York County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in York County: the York County State Police (state police).
The York County Sheriff's Office reported 1,334 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 York 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 York County?
Ask the York County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at inmatesinjail.yorkcountygov.com.
How many people are in the York County jail?
About 140 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 219 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in York 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 York 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.