Find the Right Quad City Mugshot, Booking and Jail Record
There is no single “Quad City mugshots” database. Davenport and Bettendorf searches normally begin with Scott County, Iowa, while Rock Island, Moline and East Moline searches normally begin with Rock Island County, Illinois. Pick the county first, then follow the booking into the correct police and court record.
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Where to Search Quad City Mugshots First
First identify whether the arrest happened on the Iowa or Illinois side. For Davenport or Bettendorf, use the Scott County Sheriff’s inmate listing. For Rock Island, Moline or East Moline, use Rock Island County Sheriff’s correctional resources and contact the Correctional Center when current inmate information is not available through a public county interface.
Scott County inmate listing
Scott County provides a particularly useful public roster covering people currently in custody and people released within the previous seven days. It also provides daily booking reports.
Rock Island County Correctional Center
The Sheriff’s Office states that the Correctional Center provides central booking for arrestees in Rock Island County and uses a computerized mug-shot system.
Quad City Mugshot Search: Match the City to the Correct County
| City | State | Primary county | First custody source | Court follow-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davenport | Iowa | Scott County | Scott County Sheriff inmate listing | Iowa Courts Online |
| Bettendorf | Iowa | Scott County | Scott County Sheriff inmate listing | Iowa Courts Online |
| Rock Island | Illinois | Rock Island County | Rock Island County Sheriff / Correctional Center | Rock Island County Circuit Clerk |
| Moline | Illinois | Rock Island County | Rock Island County Sheriff / Correctional Center | Rock Island County Circuit Clerk |
| East Moline | Illinois | Rock Island County | Rock Island County Sheriff / Correctional Center | Rock Island County Circuit Clerk |
The broader Quad Cities region includes additional surrounding communities. If an arrest occurred outside these core cities, identify the actual county and arresting agency before choosing a jail system.
How to Search Quad City Arrest and Booking Records
Identify the city and state
Do not search “Quad Cities” as though it were one government jurisdiction. Determine whether the incident was in Iowa or Illinois and which county handled the booking.
Open the official county custody source
Use Scott County’s inmate listing for the Iowa side. For Rock Island County, use the Sheriff’s official correctional resources and current jail contact information.
Match more than the photograph
Compare the name, age or date of birth when available, booking date, committing agency, charges and custody status. Similar names can easily produce the wrong match.
Note the committing or arresting agency
This tells you where to request the police or arrest report. A county jail record and a city police report are separate records.
Save useful identifiers
Write down the booking date, booking number, case number, arresting agency and exact charge wording where available. These details make court and records searches easier.
Check the court docket
Use Iowa Courts Online for Iowa-side cases and Rock Island County Circuit Clerk resources for Illinois-side cases. Court records are more useful for filed charges and later disposition.
Iowa-Side Quad City Mugshots: Scott County Jail
Scott County Jail is the main county detention facility for the Davenport and Bettendorf side of the Quad Cities. The Sheriff’s public inmate system is unusually clear about its coverage.
Current custody + seven-day releases
Scott County says its public inmate listing includes people currently in jail and people released within the previous seven days.
Daily booking reports
The public roster provides individual daily booking reports for today and the preceding days in its seven-day display window.
About every ten minutes
The county states that its online roster updates approximately every ten minutes, although records can still change after release or court action.
What the Scott County roster can help you find
| Field | Why it is useful | Limitation |
|---|---|---|
| Booking date/time | Identifies the jail intake event. | It is not a conviction date. |
| Release date/time | Shows whether a recently listed inmate has left Scott County custody. | It does not explain later court status. |
| Committing agency | Shows which agency to contact for an arrest report. | The jail itself may not own the police report. |
| Charge information | Shows allegations connected with the booking. | Court-filed charges can differ later. |
| Custody status | Helps determine whether the person is still held. | Status can change quickly. |
| Individual inmate detail | Helps distinguish one booking from another. | Always compare multiple identifiers. |
Scott County Jail
400 W. 4th StreetDavenport, IA 52801
- Sheriff main phone
- 563-326-8625
- Sheriff office hours
- Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Jail role
Scott County describes the facility as a 24/7 county jail serving county communities and multiple law-enforcement agencies.
Its booking operation handles arrests, releases, transports, court paperwork, inmate files and related processing.
Recent Quad City Arrests: Today, Last 24 Hours and Last 7 Days
The Iowa and Illinois sides do not publish recent-booking information in exactly the same way, so avoid applying one county’s timeframe to the other.
| Search period | Scott County, Iowa | Rock Island County, Illinois | Best fallback |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today / last 24 hours | Use the current inmate listing and today’s daily booking report. | Use the Sheriff’s correctional resources or contact the Correctional Center for current custody. | Check the arresting agency if booking is still being processed. |
| Last few days | Scott County’s roster includes recent daily booking reports. | Check current custody plus the Circuit Clerk if a court case has already been filed. | Search alternate spelling and confirm the agency. |
| Last 7 days | Official roster expressly includes people released within seven days. | No equivalent seven-day public guarantee was verified on the official county pages reviewed. | Use jail contact + court records. |
| Older records | Move to Iowa Courts Online, the arresting agency or appropriate statewide history source. | Move to Circuit Clerk records, police FOIA or appropriate Illinois state systems. | Do not expect a current jail tool to act as a permanent archive. |
Scott County Arrest Reports Come From the Committing Agency
Scott County’s inmate FAQ tells users to look at the committing-agency field in the inmate record and contact that agency for arrest information or police reports. That distinction matters because Davenport Police, Bettendorf Police, Scott County Sheriff and other agencies can all result in a Scott County jail booking.
Davenport Police booking
If the inmate record identifies Davenport Police, request the underlying police or arrest report from Davenport Police—not from a copied mugshot page.
Davenport Police non-emergency: 563-326-7979
Bettendorf Police booking
Scott County’s official inmate FAQ lists Bettendorf Police among its committing agencies. Use Bettendorf’s current police-record instructions when that agency appears on the booking.
Bettendorf Police: 563-344-4015
Illinois-Side Quad City Mugshots: Rock Island County
Rock Island County Sheriff’s Office states that its Correctional Center provides a central booking system for all arrestees in Rock Island County and uses computerized mug-shot and digitized fingerprint systems. That makes Rock Island County the key custody jurisdiction for many Rock Island, Moline and East Moline arrests.
Use the official county jail contact when a live roster is not available
The official county pages reviewed for this rebuild clearly verify the Correctional Center, central booking system and jail contacts, but a stable public inmate-search endpoint was not exposed in the official pages available to this audit. Do not substitute an unverified third-party roster merely because it ranks in search results.
Rock Island County Sheriff’s Office
1317 Third AvenueCounty Justice Center
Rock Island, IL 61201
- Main / 24-hour non-emergency
- 309-794-1230
- Published office hours
- Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Rock Island County Correctional Center
- Correctional Center
- 309-558-3425
- Jail questions
- 309-558-3436
- Alternate jail questions
- 309-558-3455
Rock Island County inmate services
The county’s inmate-services page states that the Jail and Justice Center together have a total capacity of 325 inmates and publishes visitation rules and other inmate-service information. Because visitation scheduling depends on housing assignments, check the live county instructions or call before traveling.
Illinois-Side Police Reports: Moline and Rock Island County
Police FOIA requests
Moline directs requests for police reports and other police records through its Police FOIA process.
Moline Police Department1640 6th Avenue
Moline, IL 61265
FOIA phone: 309-524-2015
Email: [email protected]
Sheriff FOIA / investigative records
Rock Island County’s FOIA directory identifies the Sheriff’s Office records/FOIA contact for available Sheriff’s records.
FOIA / Investigations: 309-558-3414
Davenport Police Reports and Arrest Affidavits
Davenport Police accepts public-record requests for police reports, accident reports, background checks and crime statistics. Its published fee schedule currently lists research for a case/incident report or arrest affidavit at $48 per hour, rounded to the nearest half-hour.
| Davenport record | Published fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Case / incident report / arrest affidavit | $48 per hour | Rounded to the nearest half-hour. |
| Calls for service | $48 per hour | Rounded to the nearest half-hour. |
| Local background check | $48 per hour per person | Davenport-only background check. |
| Online crash report | $15 | Available through the city’s listed crash-report provider. |
Check the Court Record After a Quad City Arrest
A mugshot normally belongs near the beginning of this timeline. It cannot tell you by itself how the criminal case ended.
Iowa Courts Online
Iowa Judicial Branch provides online case-search resources for public court information. Public charges may be found through Trial Court Case Search, while district-court records and filings can also be accessed through the appropriate clerk of court.
Rock Island County Circuit Clerk
The Circuit Clerk’s Criminal Division handles felony and misdemeanor cases as well as ordinance violations and contempt matters. Its online case-access service can be used for case details and court dates.
Rock Island County Court Record Copies
The Rock Island County Circuit Clerk provides free online case searching for case numbers, party names and record-sheet entries. Publicly available case documents can also be viewed at a public-access terminal in the Clerk’s office.
Standard copies
The Clerk accepts requests for standard non-certified copies and says they can be emailed, picked up or mailed. Copy and mailing fees may apply.
Certified copies
Certified copies must be picked up or mailed because the Clerk uses a raised seal. The office asks requesters to provide details such as the case number, party names, approximate year and case type.
Rock Island County Circuit Clerk
1317 3rd Avenue, Suite 101Rock Island, IL 61201
Phone: 309-558-3538
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Copy request email
Include enough identifying information to locate the correct case or document.
No Quad City Mugshot or Booking Result? Use This Troubleshooting Path
| Problem | Possible explanation | Next step |
|---|---|---|
| Davenport/Bettendorf arrest is not listed | Booking may still be processing, spelling may differ or the person may be elsewhere. | Search by last name, confirm the arresting agency and recheck Scott County. |
| Old Scott County booking disappeared | Released people remain on the public roster only for the county’s stated seven-day window. | Use Iowa court records or the arresting agency. |
| Rock Island-side online inmate lookup is unavailable | The public interface may not be available or easily exposed through the county site. | Call the Correctional Center at 309-558-3425 and use official Sheriff resources. |
| Name matches but details do not | You may have found another person with the same name. | Compare age, booking date, agency, city and case identifiers. |
| Jail charge differs from court case | Booking allegations can change after prosecutor review. | Use the court docket for the filed charge and current case status. |
| No result in either county | The arrest may have occurred in another county within the wider Quad Cities region. | Identify the incident city and actual arresting agency first. |
| Person was transferred | They may be in another county, state corrections or federal custody. | Check the court record and appropriate state/federal locator. |
| Booking exists but photo does not | The source may not publicly display a mugshot for that record. | Use the booking and court identifiers rather than treating the missing photo as a missing arrest. |
County Jail Records Are Not Statewide Criminal Histories
A Quad City mugshot search answers a narrow local question. It does not provide a complete Iowa or Illinois criminal history.
Iowa DCI criminal history
Use the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation when you need the state’s formal criminal-history service rather than a Scott County jail booking search.
Illinois State Police records
Illinois State Police provides statewide criminal-history processes that serve a different purpose from Rock Island County’s jail and court systems.
If the Person Moved to State Corrections
Iowa Department of Corrections
Use Iowa DOC offender resources when a person has moved from county detention into Iowa state correctional custody or supervision.
Illinois Department of Corrections
Use IDOC’s individual-in-custody resources when a person has moved from Rock Island County detention into Illinois state prison custody.
Why the Arresting Agency Matters
A county jail can hold people arrested by several different agencies. The arresting or committing agency normally controls the police report, while the jail controls the booking/custody record and the court maintains the later criminal case.
| Record | Likely owner | What it answers |
|---|---|---|
| Mugshot / booking record | County jail / sheriff correctional system | When and where the person entered custody. |
| Police or arrest report | Agency that investigated or made the arrest | Incident details and law-enforcement documentation. |
| Current jail status | County jail | Whether the person is currently shown in county custody. |
| Criminal court docket | Iowa Judicial Branch or Rock Island Circuit Clerk | Filed charges, hearings and later case events. |
| State prison record | Iowa DOC or Illinois DOC | State correctional custody after county-jail stage. |
Responsible Use of Quad City Arrest and Mugshot Information
An arrest photo is not proof of guilt
Scott County explicitly warns that an arrest without disposition does not indicate guilt. The same principle should be applied across the Quad Cities: a booking image records an arrest-stage event, not a final legal conclusion.
Do not use mugshot information to harass, threaten, stalk or publicly misidentify someone. Employment, housing, lending, insurance and other high-stakes decisions can involve separate legal requirements and should not be based on an informal mugshot search.
Wrong or Outdated Record? Start With the Record Owner
Booking or custody problem
Contact Scott County Sheriff or Rock Island County Correctional Center depending on the side of the river.
Incident-report problem
Contact the police or sheriff agency that created the underlying report.
Charge or disposition problem
Use Iowa Judicial Branch resources or the Rock Island County Circuit Clerk for later court information.
Quad City Mugshots FAQ
What does “Quad City mugshots” mean?
It generally refers to arrest, booking and jail information from the Iowa-Illinois Quad Cities region. For the core cities, Davenport and Bettendorf usually route to Scott County, Iowa, while Rock Island, Moline and East Moline usually route to Rock Island County, Illinois.
Where do I search Davenport mugshots?
Start with the official Scott County Sheriff’s inmate listing. It covers people currently in Scott County Jail custody and people released within the previous seven days.
Where do I search Bettendorf bookings?
Start with Scott County’s inmate listing. If the booking identifies Bettendorf Police as the committing agency, use Bettendorf Police for the underlying arrest or incident report.
Where do I look for Rock Island, Moline or East Moline inmates?
Start with Rock Island County Sheriff’s correctional resources. The county states that its Correctional Center provides central booking for Rock Island County arrestees. The Correctional Center phone is 309-558-3425.
How often does Scott County update its inmate listing?
Scott County states that the public inmate roster is updated approximately every ten minutes. Custody information can still change between checks.
Why did an older Scott County mugshot disappear?
Scott County’s public inmate listing covers current inmates and people released within the last seven days. For an older booking, use court records or the arresting agency.
Is a Quad City mugshot proof of conviction?
No. A mugshot or jail booking documents an arrest or custody event. Use the court docket to determine what charges were filed and how the case was resolved.
How do I check a Davenport or Bettendorf court case?
Use Iowa Courts Online or the appropriate Iowa clerk of court resources for Scott County cases.
How do I check a Rock Island County criminal case?
Use the Rock Island County Circuit Clerk’s Criminal Division and online case-access resources. The Circuit Clerk handles felony and misdemeanor cases.
How do I request a Moline police report?
Use Moline’s Police FOIA process. The city lists the Moline Police Department at 1640 6th Avenue and its police FOIA phone as 309-524-2015.
What if I cannot find the person in either county?
Confirm the city of arrest and arresting agency. The broader Quad Cities region extends beyond Scott and Rock Island counties, and the person may also have been released or transferred.
Official Sources Used for This Quad City Mugshot Guide
Core government sources were reviewed on October 17, 2026. Jail rosters, court access systems, police-record fees, contacts and custody information can change, so recheck the relevant agency before relying on a time-sensitive detail.
A jail booking or mugshot documents an arrest-stage event, not guilt. Custody, charges and court status can change after booking. Verify important information with the responsible official source.