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.
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, in Dodge County, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Beaver Dam is held at the county jail, run by the Dodge 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 Beaver Dam
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Beaver Dam is held at the county jail, run by the Dodge County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Dodge County Sheriff's Office at dodgecounty.wisconsininmatepopulation.us (page title: Dodge County Inmate Population | Custody Search), phone 120 103 2023, 216 W. Center Street Juneau, WI 53039, 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 Dodge County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 300 people, down from about 340 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2025 was 358 beds, and it ran at 85 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Dodge County has about 89,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 34 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Dodge County Jail
The Dodge County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Beaver Dam (filed by the FBI as Beaver Dam Township Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Beaver Dam.
The Watertown Police Department and the Hartford Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Dodge County, so their arrests are not broken out for Dodge County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Dodge County Sheriff's Office's 1,558 for 2025, Beaver Dam's 702 for 2025 and Waupun's 239 for 2025.
Together, the ten agencies in Dodge County with all twelve months of 2020 on file reported 2,780 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 Beaver Dam arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Wisconsin Department of Corrections lists its inmates at appsdoc.wi.gov/lop/welcome.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Beaver Dam?
Look on the custody page of the Dodge County Sheriff's Office at dodgecounty.wisconsininmatepopulation.us, or call 120 103 2023. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Dodge County jail?
About 300 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 358 beds.
What is the phone number for the Dodge County jail?
120 103 2023, the number on the page of the Dodge County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Dodge County go?
To a facility of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at appsdoc.wi.gov/lop/welcome.
Is this the official Beaver Dam 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.