Search Polk County, GA Inmate Records

Polk County, GA jails hold prisoners after an arrest or people who have been transferred to the county from a detention center. Polk County holds 1 jails with a total of 26,035 inmates. These correctional facilities have private cells for extremely violent criminals or controversial suspects. Polk County jails are subject to health and medical restrictions and have to provide medical care to all its inmates.

Polk County Quick Facts

186
Polk County Population Total
12,819 / 273 / 35
Female Population, Rate & Count
13,148 / 920 / 121
Male Population, Rate & Count
$39,208
Median Income
7,711.2
Arrest Rate
682.1
Local Jail Rate
178
Local Jail Count (the average # of people in jail for one day)
186
Population Total Confined
257
Pretrial Rate
12,512
Admit Rate
3,265
Admit Count
26,035
Yearly Prisoner Count

County Crimes by Type

The Timeline of the County Crime Trends

200520062007200920112012201320142015
Violent Crime Total000000000
Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter000000000
Revised Rape000000000
Legacy Rape000000000
Robbery000000000
Aggravated Assault000000000
Property Crime Total000000000
Burglary000000000
Larceny Theft000000000
Motor Vehicle Theft000000000
Arson000000000

Polk County Jail Demographics

The county has 41,405 people confined with a jail population density of 84 prisoners per jail. When breaking down the population by gender, females are a majority compared to male prisoners, being 13,080 women and 12,955 men.

A Timeline of Yearly Data Pop Total from 2005-2015

Year Total Population
2005 39,860
2006 40,372
2007 40,789
2008 41,407
2009 41,386
2010 41,532
2011 41,283
2012 41,127
2013 41,177
2014 41,133
2015 41,405

A Timeline of Yearly Female/Male Incarceration for the Years 2005-2015

Year Male Population Female Population
2005 13,148 12,819
2006 13,343 12,989
2007 13,312 13,131
2008 13,409 13,242
2009 13,340 13,227
2010 13,276 13,276
2011 13,251 13,177
2012 13,159 13,014
2013 13,093 13,003
2014 13,061 12,967
2015 12,955 13,080

A Timeline of Polk County Incarceration by Gender

Year Male Rate Female Rate
2005 920 273
2006 927 261
2007 950 249
2008 964 239
2009 990 231
2010 1,015 221
2011 1,038 214
2012 1,066 208
2013 1,092 200
2014 1,092 200
2015 1,092 200

Polk County Prison Records by Race & Ethnicity

46.14 %
White
8.30 %
Black
7.94 %
Latino
0.15 %
Asian

County Jail Statistics

The county has an arrest rate of 7,711 and a local jail rate of 682 inmates per year and a pretrial rate of 257 pre trials per 100,000 residents aged from 15 to 64. The jail admit rate for the area equals 12,512, which is higher compared to the statistics of 2005 - 6,225 incarcerations a year.

Local Jail, Pretrial and Admit Rates

12,512
Admit Rate
682
Local Jail Rate
257
Pretrial Rate

The average jail count for Polk is 178 incarcerations in a day. The numbers have increased during the last 10 years, when there were on average 161 imprisonments a day.

Polk County Incarceration Rates

Year Jail Rate
2005 620
2006 619
2007 625
2008 628
2009 638
2010 646
2011 657
2012 672
2013 682
2014 682
2015 682

Pretrial vs. Admit Rates Timeline

Year Admit Rate Pretrial Rate
2005 6,225 304
2006 6,921 294
2007 7,671 287
2008 8,385 280
2009 9,187 275
2010 9,968 269
2011 10,795 265
2012 11,687 262
2013 12,512 257
2014 12,512 257
2015 12,512 257

The Average Number of Incarcerations per Day

Year Jail Count
2005 161
2006 163
2007 165
2008 167
2009 170
2010 172
2011 174
2012 176
2013 178
2014 178
2015 178