Search Benton County, IA Inmate Records

Benton County, IA jails hold prisoners after an arrest or people who have been transferred to the county from a detention center. Benton County holds 1 jails with a total of 16,291 inmates. These correctional facilities have private cells for extremely violent criminals or controversial suspects. Benton County jails are subject to health and medical restrictions and have to provide medical care to all its inmates.

Benton County Quick Facts

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Benton County Population Total
8,176 / 37 / 3
Female Population, Rate & Count
8,527 / 258 / 22
Male Population, Rate & Count
$56,669
Median Income
2,271.6
Arrest Rate
61.0
Local Jail Rate
10
Local Jail Count (the average # of people in jail for one day)
10
Population Total Confined
37
Pretrial Rate
4,187
Admit Rate
686
Admit Count
16,291
Yearly Prisoner Count

County Crimes by Type

The Timeline of the County Crime Trends

200520062007200820092012
Violent Crime Total847055
Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter000000
Revised Rape000000
Legacy Rape001001
Robbery001010
Aggravated Assault845044
Property Crime Total51621029894169
Burglary102282337107
Larceny Theft405870745257
Motor Vehicle Theft124155
Arson000012

Benton County Jail Demographics

The county has 25,663 people confined with a jail population density of 23 prisoners per jail. When breaking down the population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners, being 7,990 women and 8,301 men.

A Timeline of Yearly Data Pop Total from 2005-2015

Year Total Population
2005 26,265
2006 26,137
2007 26,066
2008 26,097
2009 26,117
2010 26,059
2011 26,137
2012 25,861
2013 25,737
2014 25,680
2015 25,663

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

Year Male Population Female Population
2005 8,527 8,176
2006 8,548 8,218
2007 8,547 8,232
2008 8,486 8,231
2009 8,494 8,223
2010 8,514 8,157
2011 8,547 8,196
2012 8,376 8,093
2013 8,352 8,034
2014 8,301 8,039
2015 8,301 7,990

A Timeline of Benton County Incarceration by Gender

Year Male Rate Female Rate
2005 258 37
2006 235 33
2007 214 30
2008 193 27
2009 171 24
2010 148 21
2011 126 18
2012 106 15
2013 84 12
2014 84 12
2015 84 12

Benton County Prison Records by Race & Ethnicity

61.43 %
White
0.47 %
Black
0.94 %
Latino
0.11 %
Asian

County Jail Statistics

The county has an arrest rate of 2,272 and a local jail rate of 61 inmates per year and a pretrial rate of 37 pre trials per 100,000 residents aged from 15 to 64. The jail admit rate for the area equals 4,187, which is lower compared to the statistics of 2005 - 6,556 incarcerations a year.

Local Jail, Pretrial and Admit Rates

4,187
Admit Rate
61
Local Jail Rate
37
Pretrial Rate

The average jail count for Benton is 10 incarcerations in a day. The numbers have decreased during the last 10 years, when there were on average 13 imprisonments a day.

Benton County Incarceration Rates

Year Jail Rate
2005 78
2006 107
2007 100
2008 93
2009 87
2010 80
2011 73
2012 68
2013 61
2014 61
2015 61

Pretrial vs. Admit Rates Timeline

Year Admit Rate Pretrial Rate
2005 6,556 114
2006 6,226 104
2007 5,917 94
2008 5,633 84
2009 5,327 75
2010 5,035 65
2011 4,708 55
2012 4,476 46
2013 4,187 37
2014 4,187 37
2015 4,187 37

The Average Number of Incarcerations per Day

Year Jail Count
2005 13
2006 18
2007 17
2008 16
2009 15
2010 13
2011 12
2012 11
2013 10
2014 10
2015 10