Kotzebue Regional Jail Inmate Search

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Kotzebue Regional Jail Inmate Services Information

Phone: 907-442-3351

Physical Address:
258A 3rd Avenue (PO Box 46)
Kotzebue, AK 99752

Mailing Address (personal mail):
PO Box 46, Kotzebue, AK 99752 (Attn: Inmate Name)
Kotzebue, AK 99752

Every year Northwest Arctic Borough law enforcement agencies arrest and detain 179,200 offenders, and maintain an average of 8,960 inmates (county-wide) in their custody on any given day.

The weekly turnover rate of inmates is approximately 55%, meaning that every week more than half of these inmates are released and then replaced with new offenders being booked into jail.

The charts below break down the men, women, races, ethnicities and the types of crimes that people are arrested and incarcerated for in both Northwest Arctic Borough and state prisons throughout the country. This information is compiled from local police and the Northwest Arctic Borough Sheriff's Department, as well as the state of Alaska and the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau.

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Northwest Arctic Borough Inmate Race & Ethnicity - 11/4/2026

Race Inmates % Total
White 532 8.31%
Black 251 3.92%
Hispanic or Latino 289 4.51%
American Indian/Native Alaskan 4,853 75.77%
Asian 184 2.87%
Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian 152 2.37%
Other 144 2.25%
Total 6,405 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Northwest Arctic Borough Sheriff’s Department, Alaska Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Northwest Arctic Borough Inmate Criminal Charges - 11/4/2026

(many inmates have multiple charges)

Charge Inmates % Total
Felony (3rd Degree) 1,945 30.37%
Felony (2rd Degree) 2,064 32.22%
Felony (1st Degree) 736 11.49%
State Jail Felony 885 13.82%
Felony (Uncategorized) 1,901 29.68%
Misdemeanor (Class A) 2,064 32.22%
Misdemeanor (Class C) 0 0.00%
Holds 0 0.00%
Uncategorized 0 0.00%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Northwest Arctic Borough Sheriff’s Department, Alaska Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Northwest Arctic Borough Inmate Sex - 11/4/2026

Sex Inmates % Total
Male 5,717 89.26%
Female 688 10.74%
Total 6,405 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Northwest Arctic Borough Sheriff’s Department, Alaska Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Northwest Arctic Borough Inmate Age - 11/4/2026

Age Inmates % Total
Under 18 61 0.95%
18-20 290 4.53%
21-24 688 10.74%
25-30 1,155 18.03%
31-35 1,191 18.59%
36-40 1,068 16.67%
41-45 745 11.63%
46-50 430 6.71%
51-55 303 4.73%
56-60 271 4.23%
61-65 108 1.69%
66-75 81 1.26%
76-85 14 0.22%
Total 6,405 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Northwest Arctic Borough Sheriff’s Department, Alaska Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Northwest Arctic Borough Sheriff’s Department, Alaska Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.