If you cannot find the mugshot of the offender that has been arrested, it is because Roanoke County or the state of Virginia has recently changed their policy regarding publicly posting them in the jail roster. However, you can write the jail at the following address and request a copy of an inmate's mugshot be mailed or sent by email to you. Make sure to include your email address in all correspondence.
Mail to:
Roanoke County Jail
401 E. Main Street
Salem, VA 24153
Attention: Media Relations - Inmate Mugshot Request
Mail, click on the link below, or call the facility at 540-283-3145 for the information you are looking for.
Roanoke County Jail Inmate Search
Click the link below.
Roanoke County Jail Inmate Services Information
Phone: 540-283-3145
Physical Address:
401 E. Main Street
Salem, VA 24153
Mailing Address (personal mail):
(Inmate's Name)
c/o Roanoke County/Salem Jail
401 E. Main Street
Salem, Virginia 24153
Mailing Address (legal mail or subscriptions):
(Inmate's Name)
c/o Roanoke County/Salem Jail
401 E. Main Street
Salem, Virginia 24153
Every year Roanoke County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain 37,900 offenders, and maintain an average of 1,895 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 Roanoke County and state prisons throughout the country. This information is compiled from local police and the Roanoke County Sheriff's Department, as well as the state of Virginia and the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau.
If you are looking for a prisoner in Virginia or Federal custody, click on the appropriate institution below.
If you are searching for an inmate being held in another county in Virginia, click below.
STATE OF Virginia COUNTY JAILS
If you are searching for a prisoner in a Virginia State Prison click below.
If you are searching for a United States Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate click below.
Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Search
For ICE Detainees (Immigration) being held at a detention facility in the United States, click below.
| Race | Inmates | % Total |
|---|---|---|
| White | 918 | 61.32% |
| Black | 195 | 13.03% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 169 | 11.29% |
| American Indian/Native Alaskan | 45 | 3.01% |
| Asian | 81 | 5.41% |
| Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian | 42 | 2.81% |
| Other | 47 | 3.14% |
| Total | 1,497 | 100.0% |
(many inmates have multiple charges)
| Charge | Inmates | % Total |
|---|---|---|
| Felony (3rd Degree) | 217 | 14.50% |
| Felony (2rd Degree) | 491 | 32.80% |
| Felony (1st Degree) | 31 | 2.07% |
| State Jail Felony | 145 | 9.69% |
| Felony (Uncategorized) | 423 | 28.26% |
| Misdemeanor (Class A) | 190 | 12.69% |
| Misdemeanor (Class C) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Holds | 0 | 0.00% |
| Uncategorized | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sex | Inmates | % Total |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 1,345 | 89.85% |
| Female | 152 | 10.15% |
| Total | 1,497 | 100.0% |
| Age | Inmates | % Total |
|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 24 | 1.60% |
| 18-20 | 72 | 4.81% |
| 21-24 | 127 | 8.48% |
| 25-30 | 308 | 20.57% |
| 31-35 | 221 | 14.76% |
| 36-40 | 209 | 13.96% |
| 41-45 | 206 | 13.76% |
| 46-50 | 84 | 5.61% |
| 51-55 | 79 | 5.28% |
| 56-60 | 87 | 5.81% |
| 61-65 | 36 | 2.40% |
| 66-75 | 29 | 1.94% |
| 76-85 | 15 | 1.00% |
| Total | 1,497 | 100.0% |
