Waukesha County Jail Inmate Search

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Waukesha County Jail Inmate Services Information

Phone: 262-548-7170

Physical Address:
515 West Moreland Blvd.
Waukesha, WI 53188

Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate #
Waukesha County Jail, WI
P.O. Box 247
Phoenix, MD 21131

Mailing Address (legal mail or subscriptions):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate #
Waukesha County Jail
P O Box 0217
Waukesha, WI 53187-0217

Every year Waukesha County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain 15,680 offenders, and maintain an average of 784 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 Waukesha County and state prisons throughout the country. This information is compiled from local police and the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department, as well as the state of Wisconsin and the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau.

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Waukesha County Inmate Race & Ethnicity - 10/30/2026

Race Inmates % Total
White 439 72.32%
Black 29 4.78%
Hispanic or Latino 67 11.04%
American Indian/Native Alaskan 13 2.14%
Asian 35 5.77%
Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian 12 1.98%
Other 12 1.98%
Total 607 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department, Wisconsin Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Waukesha County Inmate Criminal Charges - 10/30/2026

(many inmates have multiple charges)

Charge Inmates % Total
Felony (3rd Degree) 146 24.05%
Felony (2rd Degree) 116 19.11%
Felony (1st Degree) 44 7.25%
State Jail Felony 57 9.39%
Felony (Uncategorized) 122 20.10%
Misdemeanor (Class A) 122 20.10%
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 Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department, Wisconsin Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Waukesha County Inmate Sex - 10/30/2026

Sex Inmates % Total
Male 520 85.67%
Female 87 14.33%
Total 607 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department, Wisconsin Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Waukesha County Inmate Age - 10/30/2026

Age Inmates % Total
Under 18 5 0.82%
18-20 31 5.11%
21-24 60 9.88%
25-30 128 21.09%
31-35 101 16.64%
36-40 89 14.66%
41-45 73 12.03%
46-50 43 7.08%
51-55 30 4.94%
56-60 28 4.61%
61-65 10 1.65%
66-75 7 1.15%
76-85 2 0.33%
Total 607 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department, Wisconsin 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 Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department, Wisconsin Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

The Waukesha County Jail serves the following cities and towns of Waukesha County: Big Bend, Brookfield, Butler, Chenequa, Delafield, Dousman, Eagle, Elm Grove, Hartland, Lac La Belle, Menomonee Falls, Merton, Mukwonago, Muskego, Nashotah, New Berlin, Oconomowoc, Okauchee Lake, Pewaukee, Pewaukee City, Sussex, Wales and Waukesha.