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 30, 2026.
Wenatchee, Washington, in Chelan County, has about 35,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Wenatchee is held at the county jail, run by the Chelan 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.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Wenatchee
The county jail, run by the Chelan County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Wenatchee, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Chelan County Sheriff's Office at co.chelan.wa.us/regional-jail/inmate-list (page title: County of Chelan, Washington), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Chelan County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 85 people, down from about 180 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 131 beds, and it ran at 65 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Chelan County has about 81,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 11 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Chelan County Jail
The Chelan County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Wenatchee (filed by the FBI as Wenatchee Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Wenatchee.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Wenatchee's 1,400 for 2025 and the Chelan County Sheriff's Office's 465 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Chelan County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,865 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 Wenatchee 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 Chelan County serves the sentence in a facility of the Washington State Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at doc.wa.gov/records/incarcerated-data-search/incarcerated-search.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Wenatchee?
Look on the custody page of the Chelan County Sheriff's Office at co.chelan.wa.us/regional-jail/inmate-list. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Chelan County jail?
About 85 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 131 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Chelan County go?
To a facility of the Washington State Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at doc.wa.gov.
Is this the official Wenatchee website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.