Find Quad Cities Mugshots by Searching the Correct Side of the Mississippi
There is no single official “Quad Cities mugshots” database. For Davenport or Bettendorf, recent booking searches normally start with the Scott County Sheriff in Iowa. For Rock Island, Moline or East Moline, start with the Rock Island County Sheriff in Illinois.
Records Search
Court, Criminal, Marriage, Divorce, Property
A booking photograph or jail entry records an arrest or custody event. It does not establish guilt or show how the criminal case ended. After finding the booking, use the court system for the state and county where the case was filed.
Match the Quad Cities Location to the Correct County
The five core Quad Cities do not share one jail. The most important first step is determining which side of the river handled the arrest.
| City | State | Primary county | First jail source | Court follow-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davenport | Iowa | Scott County | Scott County Sheriff Inmate Listing | Iowa Courts Online / Scott County District Court |
| Bettendorf | Iowa | Scott County | Scott County Sheriff Inmate Listing | Iowa Courts Online / Scott County District Court |
| Rock Island | Illinois | Rock Island County | Rock Island County Sheriff Inmate Listings | Rock Island County Circuit Clerk |
| Moline | Illinois | Rock Island County | Rock Island County Sheriff Inmate Listings | Rock Island County Circuit Clerk |
| East Moline | Illinois | Rock Island County | Rock Island County Sheriff Inmate Listings | Rock Island County Circuit Clerk |
Choose the Record That Answers Your Actual Question
A jail roster, mugshot, police report, warrant, court case and state-prison record answer different questions. Starting with the right record saves time and reduces the risk of mixing unrelated people or cases.
Is the person in jail now?
Use the inmate listing for the county where the person was booked.
Was someone booked recently?
Scott County provides daily booking reports and a defined seven-day release window. Rock Island County provides its official Inmate Listings route.
What did the arresting agency report?
Contact the police department or sheriff that created the incident or arrest report.
Were charges filed or resolved?
Use Iowa Courts Online for Scott County or Rock Island County Circuit Clerk resources for the Illinois side.
Was the person transferred to prison?
Use Iowa DOC or Illinois IDOC after the person enters the relevant state corrections system.
Are you actually looking for a warrant?
A warrant search is different from a jail roster. A person can have a warrant without currently being in jail.
How Recent Quad Cities Arrest Searches Differ by State
Do not assume both sides of the Quad Cities publish the same time windows. Scott County explicitly defines its public roster window. Rock Island County provides an inmate listing, but that should not be described as a fixed seven-day or 30-day archive unless the county itself says so.
| Search need | Iowa side | Illinois side | Next step if missing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today / newest bookings | Scott County Daily Booking Report and inmate listing | Rock Island County official Inmate Listings | Allow for intake processing and verify the arresting agency. |
| Last few days | Scott County roster remains useful because released people stay visible for seven days. | Use the county inmate route and court search where a case has been filed. | Try alternate spelling and compare agency/case details. |
| Released within seven days | Scott County specifically includes these records. | Do not assume an equivalent seven-day public window. | Use jail records and Circuit Clerk resources. |
| Older arrest | Iowa Courts Online, arresting agency records or statewide resources | Rock Island Circuit Clerk, police FOIA or statewide resources | A current jail roster is not a permanent arrest archive. |
For a broader explanation of recent booking reports versus current custody searches, see Recent Mugshots & Latest Arrest Bookings.
How to Search Quad Cities Mugshots and Booking Records
The reliable workflow is jurisdiction first, person second. Searching only a name across random websites can mix Iowa and Illinois records, old bookings and unrelated people.
Identify the city and state
Determine whether the arrest happened in Davenport/Bettendorf, Iowa or Rock Island/Moline/East Moline, Illinois. For another QC-area community, identify its county first.
Open the official county inmate source
Use Scott County Sheriff for the Iowa-side core cities or Rock Island County Sheriff for the Illinois-side core cities.
Search with the strongest information you have
Use the correct spelling, full name and any available booking, age, date or agency information. A common name by itself is a weak match.
Verify the committing or arresting agency
This field helps determine whether Davenport Police, Bettendorf Police, Moline Police, East Moline Police, a sheriff or another agency holds the incident report.
Save booking and case identifiers
Note booking date, booking or inmate number, case number and exact charge wording when available. Those details make the court and records search more reliable.
Move to the correct court system
Use Iowa Courts Online for Scott County or the Rock Island County Circuit Clerk route for Illinois-side cases.
Use the arresting agency for the report
A booking record is not the complete police narrative. Request the incident or arrest report from the agency that created it.
Scott County Mugshots, Daily Bookings and Jail Records
Scott County provides one of the clearer recent-booking systems in the Quad Cities. The Sheriff states that the public inmate listing includes people currently in custody and people released during the previous seven days.
Current + seven-day releases
The Sheriff expressly defines the public window. Federal inmates are not included in the public roster.
Browse by booking day
The public inmate page provides Daily Booking Reports for the current day and preceding days within its recent window.
Roster updates frequently
Scott County states that the inmate roster is updated every ten minutes. Information can still change between checks.
Open Scott County Inmate Listing
What the list can show
- Inmate name and age.
- Booking date and time.
- Release date or current custody status.
- Committing agency.
- Charge information.
- More detailed information after opening an inmate record where available.
What it does not prove
- That the person is guilty.
- That the booking charge became the filed charge.
- That the displayed charge resulted in conviction.
- That a released person’s court case has ended.
- That a missing result means no arrest occurred.
Scott County Jail, Bond, Visitation and Records
The Scott County Jail is at 400 W. 4th Street in Davenport. Its inmate search, booking process, bond instructions and visitation rules are separate resources, so use the specific page that matches your task.
Current Iowa-side bond payment options
Scott County currently lists cash, credit/debit card and bail-company options for cases where a cash bond may be posted. Online or telephone card payment requires the inmate name, date of birth and case number.
Scott County bond instructions →Visits must be scheduled
The jail currently permits up to two one-hour visits per week for eligible inmates. Visits must normally be scheduled at least 24 hours and no more than seven days in advance.
Scott County visitation rules →Sheriff incident reports
Scott County Sheriff Records and Reports handles qualifying accident and incident report requests and a Sheriff’s Office-only local criminal background check.
Scott County Records & Reports →Rock Island County Mugshots, Inmate Listings and Jail Records
The Rock Island County Sheriff states that its Correctional Center provides central booking for arrestees in the county and uses computerized mug-shot and digitized fingerprint systems. The Sheriff’s official website links to the county Inmate Listings portal.
Official inmate listing
Start from the Rock Island County Sheriff’s official Inmate Listings link rather than a copied third-party jail roster. The portal is operated through the county’s linked custody system.
Rock Island County Correctional Center
1317 Third AvenueRock Island, IL 61201
Sheriff main/non-emergency: 309-794-1230
County directory: Correctional Center 309-558-3425; jail questions 309-558-3436 or 309-558-3455.
Rock Island County Visitation and Inmate Mail
For a person currently held in Rock Island County, the Sheriff publishes separate visitation and mail instructions. These rules can change independently from the inmate-listing portal.
Visitation
The county currently says an inmate may maintain up to five adult visitors on the registration list, not counting minors. Adult visitors need valid photo identification, minors must be accompanied as required, and visits are listed as 30 minutes.
Because visitation depends on housing assignment, the Sheriff tells visitors to call 309-558-3455 to verify the date and time for the inmate’s cell block.
Personal mail
Rock Island County currently routes ordinary personal inmate mail through an off-site scanning process. Legal mail and money orders follow different direct-facility instructions.
Check the live mail page immediately before sending anything because vendor instructions and addresses can change.
Check the Court Record After a Quad Cities Arrest
The jail answers booking and custody questions. The court record is the better source for filed charges, hearings, orders and case disposition. Use the court system on the same side of the state line as the case.
Scott County: Iowa Courts Online
Iowa Courts Online provides public electronic docket searching. Scott County District Court matters are handled through the Iowa Judicial Branch rather than by the Sheriff.
Clerk of District CourtScott County Courthouse
400 W. 4th Street
Davenport, IA 52801
Clerk: 563-326-8647
Rock Island County Circuit Clerk
The Circuit Clerk states that its online case search is free and can help locate case numbers, party names and record-sheet entries. Publicly available documents can also be viewed at the Clerk’s public-access terminal.
Standard and certified copies can be requested from the Circuit Clerk. Certified copies must be picked up or mailed because they use a raised seal.
Phone: 309-558-3538
Use the Arresting Agency for the Police or Incident Report
The committing or arresting agency listed on a booking record can be different from the jail operator. Contact that agency when you need the incident narrative or police report.
Davenport Police Department
Scott County specifically lists Davenport Police as a committing agency. If DPD made the arrest, follow the City of Davenport Police public-record process for the report.
Davenport Police →Bettendorf Police Department
Scott County’s inmate FAQ lists Bettendorf Police as a committing agency and currently provides 563-344-4015 as the department contact.
Bettendorf Police →Moline Police FOIA
Moline accepts police-related FOIA requests online and by other published methods. The department asks for a detailed description such as incident date, report number, record type and people involved.
Moline Police FOIA →East Moline Police reports
East Moline currently lists police reports at $5. Ongoing-investigation reports are unavailable until the case closes, and redacted reports can be requested through FOIA.
East Moline Police Reports →Sheriff records / FOIA
The county directory routes Sheriff FOIA and ongoing-investigation questions through the Sheriff’s investigations contact.
Rock Island County record contacts →Describe the exact record
Include the date, location, subject name, report or case number when known and whether you need an incident report, arrest report, photograph or another specific record.
Use Iowa DOC or Illinois IDOC Only for the Correct State-Custody Question
A county booking search is not a statewide prison locator. When a person moves into a state corrections system, switch to the corrections department for that state.
Iowa Department of Corrections
Iowa DOC provides an Offender Search for people within its correctional system. The department notes that current facility assignments for most incarcerated individuals can be found through that search.
Illinois Department of Corrections
IDOC provides an Individual in Custody Search for the Illinois state correctional system. Do not use it as a replacement for Rock Island County’s local jail listing when the arrest is recent.
Scott County Warrants Are Not the Same as Mugshots or Jail Bookings
Scott County publishes a separate warrant search. The county says its dataset contains possibly active warrants issued within its stated coverage period and warns users that warrant information must be independently confirmed by authorized law enforcement.
Scott County public warrant coverage
The county currently says its dataset covers active warrants issued from approximately 18 months ago through seven days ago, along with certain disposed or served warrants from the previous 30 days.
Do not act on an online warrant listing
The Sheriff expressly warns that warrants must be confirmed by law enforcement and users should not attempt to physically apprehend anyone.
No Quad Cities Mugshot or Booking Result?
A failed search usually means you need to check jurisdiction, time window, custody status or the type of record being searched. Do not conclude from one database that no arrest occurred.
| Problem | Possible explanation | What to do next |
|---|---|---|
| Recent Scott County arrest not listed | Intake may still be processing, spelling may differ or the person may be held elsewhere. | Search again, try a broader name search and verify the arresting agency. |
| Old Scott County booking disappeared | Released people remain in the public inmate roster only for the county’s stated seven-day window. | Move to Iowa Courts Online or the arresting agency record. |
| Rock Island inmate portal unavailable | The external county-linked custody portal may be temporarily unavailable. | Use official Sheriff or jail contact numbers instead of a copied roster. |
| Name matches but age or other details do not | You may have found a different person. | Compare multiple identifiers before relying on the result. |
| Jail charge differs from court charge | Initial arrest allegations can change after prosecutor or court review. | Use the court docket for the filed case and later status. |
| No result in Scott or Rock Island County | The arrest may have occurred in another county in the broader QC region. | Identify the actual incident city, agency and county. |
| Person was transferred | Custody may have moved to another county, Iowa DOC, Illinois IDOC or federal custody. | Check the court record and the appropriate next custody system. |
| Booking exists but no mugshot is displayed | The public system may not provide a photo for that record. | Use the booking and court identifiers instead of assuming the arrest is invalid. |
Start With the Agency That Owns the Record
A private information website cannot change the underlying jail, police or court record. If an official record appears wrong or outdated, contact the government entity responsible for that specific record.
| Problem | Start here | Useful information to provide |
|---|---|---|
| Wrong Scott County jail detail | Scott County Sheriff / Jail | Name, booking date, booking identifier and the exact disputed field. |
| Wrong Rock Island custody detail | Rock Island County Sheriff / Correctional Center | Name, custody record, date and the exact error. |
| Police report issue | Agency that created the report | Report number, date, location and disputed information. |
| Court outcome incorrect or missing | Scott County Clerk of Court or Rock Island Circuit Clerk | Case number, party name and relevant docket entry. |
Quad Cities Jail, Sheriff and Court Contacts
Use the agency that owns the information you need. Jail custody, police reports and court dispositions are maintained by different offices.
| Office | Best use | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Scott County Sheriff / Jail | Davenport and Bettendorf booking, custody and Sheriff record questions | 400 W. 4th St., Davenport, IA 52801 563-326-8625 |
| Scott County Sheriff Records | Sheriff incident and records requests | 563-326-8719 |
| Scott County Clerk of District Court | Iowa criminal court case follow-up | 400 W. 4th St., Davenport, IA 52801 563-326-8647 |
| Rock Island County Sheriff | Rock Island, Moline and East Moline county booking and Sheriff questions | 1317 Third Ave., Rock Island, IL 61201 309-794-1230 |
| Rock Island County Jail Questions | Current person-in-custody, visitation and jail questions | 309-558-3436 / 309-558-3455 |
| Rock Island County Circuit Clerk | Illinois-side court case search and copies | 309-558-3538 |
A Quad Cities Mugshot Does Not Establish Guilt
Scott County expressly states that an arrest without disposition is not an indication of guilt. The same distinction should be applied across the Quad Cities: booking and court disposition are separate stages of the record.
- Verify identity using more than a photograph or common name.
- Do not present a booking charge as a conviction.
- Use the appropriate court docket when the final case outcome matters.
- Do not mix Iowa and Illinois records simply because both are in the Quad Cities region.
- Do not use arrest information to harass, threaten, stalk, dox, extort or impersonate anyone.
- Respect sealed, expunged, juvenile and otherwise restricted information.
- Employment, housing, credit, insurance and other regulated decisions may require legally compliant screening procedures rather than an informal mugshot search.
- USA-Mugshots.com is an independent information resource and is not affiliated with Scott County, Rock Island County, any police department, Iowa Courts or Illinois Courts.
Frequently Asked Questions About Quad Cities Mugshots and Jail Records
What does “Quad Cities mugshots” usually mean?
It usually means arrest, booking or jail information from the Quad Cities region in Iowa and Illinois. Davenport and Bettendorf normally route to Scott County, while Rock Island, Moline and East Moline normally route to Rock Island County.
Is there one Quad Cities mugshot database?
No. The Quad Cities cross state and county lines. Scott County, Iowa and Rock Island County, Illinois operate separate jail and court systems.
Where do I search Davenport or Bettendorf mugshots?
Start with the official Scott County Sheriff Inmate Listing. It includes current Scott County Jail inmates and people released within the last seven days.
How often is the Scott County inmate listing updated?
Scott County currently states that its public inmate roster is updated every ten minutes. Custody information can still change after you view it.
Where do I search Rock Island, Moline or East Moline bookings?
Start with the Rock Island County Sheriff’s official Inmate Listings route. The county Sheriff states that its Correctional Center provides central booking for Rock Island County arrestees.
Why did an older Scott County booking disappear?
Scott County’s public roster is limited to current inmates and people released within the previous seven days. For an older record, move to Iowa Courts Online or the appropriate arresting agency.
Does a Quad Cities mugshot mean the person was convicted?
No. A mugshot or jail entry records an arrest or custody event. It does not prove guilt and does not show the final court disposition.
How do I check the court case after a Quad Cities arrest?
Use Iowa Courts Online for Scott County cases. For Rock Island County cases, use the Rock Island County Circuit Clerk’s online court-search resources.
Can I pay cash bail for a new Rock Island County case?
Illinois eliminated cash bail for current pretrial decisions beginning September 18, 2023. Use the current court record and jail instructions for the specific case rather than relying on old monetary-bond guidance.
How do I get the police report?
Use the arresting or committing agency that created the report. A jail booking entry is not the full investigative report.
What if the person is no longer in county jail?
Check the court docket first. If the person moved into state corrections, use Iowa DOC or Illinois IDOC as appropriate. A released person may also have an ongoing court case.
Official Sources Used for This Quad Cities Records Guide
Jail rosters, office procedures, fees, visitation rules and government websites can change. Core sources below were rechecked on October 2, 2026. Verify time-sensitive custody, fee and office information directly with the responsible agency before acting on it.
- Scott County Sheriff — Inmate Listing
- Scott County Sheriff — Inmate FAQ
- Scott County Jail
- Scott County Jail — Bond Payment
- Scott County Jail — Visitation
- Scott County Sheriff — Records and Reports
- Scott County — Clerk of Court
- Iowa Courts Online
- Rock Island County Sheriff’s Office
- Rock Island County Inmate Listings
- Rock Island County — Inmate Services
- Rock Island County — Inmate Mail
- Rock Island County Circuit Clerk — Information & Copy Requests
- City of Moline — Police FOIA
- East Moline Police — Police Reports
- Iowa Department of Corrections — Offender Search
- Illinois Department of Corrections — Individual in Custody Search