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 24, 2026.
Crawford County, Wisconsin, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Crawford County is held at the county jail, run by the Crawford 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: Crawford County public records, Crawford County arrest records, Crawford County warrants, Crawford County criminal records, Crawford County court records, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Crawford County
The county jail, run by the Crawford County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Crawford County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Crawford County Sheriff's Office at crawfordcountywi.gov/InmateLists (page title: Official Website for Crawford County Wisconsin | Inmate Lists), phone 608-326-8414, 911 Location 224 N Beaumont Rd Prairie du Chien, WI 53821, Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone booked recently. A person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
The Crawford County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 22 people, down from about 31 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2025 was 40 beds, and it ran at 54 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Crawford County has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 13 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Crawford County Jail
The Crawford County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Prairie du Chien make the arrests that end in a booking in Crawford County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Crawford County Sheriff's Office's 321 for 2024 and Prairie du Chien's 145 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Crawford County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 421 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 Crawford 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 Wisconsin Department of Corrections lists its inmates at appsdoc.wi.gov/lop/welcome.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Crawford County?
Look on the custody page of the Crawford County Sheriff's Office at crawfordcountywi.gov/InmateLists, or call 608-326-8414. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Crawford County jail?
About 22 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 40 beds.
What is the phone number for the Crawford County jail?
608-326-8414, the number on the page of the Crawford County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Crawford 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 Crawford 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.