Search Shelby County, IA Inmate Records
Shelby County, IA jails hold prisoners after an arrest or people who have been transferred to the county from a detention center. Shelby County holds 1 jails with a total of 7,100 inmates. These correctional facilities have private cells for extremely violent criminals or controversial suspects. Shelby County jails are subject to health and medical restrictions and have to provide medical care to all its inmates.
Shelby County Quick Facts
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Shelby County Population Total
3,672 / 27 / 1
Female Population, Rate & Count
3,821 / 183 / 7
Male Population, Rate & Count
8
Local Jail Count (the average # of people in jail for one
day)
8
Population Total Confined
7,100
Yearly Prisoner Count
County Crimes by Type
The Timeline of the County Crime Trends
| 2009 | 2012 |
|---|
| Violent Crime Total | 5 | 1 |
| Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 |
| Revised Rape | 0 | 0 |
| Legacy Rape | 1 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 4 | 1 |
| Property Crime Total | 29 | 4 |
| Burglary | 15 | 1 |
| Larceny Theft | 11 | 1 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 3 | 2 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 |
Shelby County Jail Demographics
The county has 11,913 people confined with a jail population density of 12 prisoners per jail. When breaking down the population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners, being 3,539 women and 3,561 men.
A Timeline of Yearly Data Pop Total from 2005-2015
| Year |
Total Population |
| 2005 |
12,547 |
| 2006 |
12,480 |
| 2007 |
12,496 |
| 2008 |
12,338 |
| 2009 |
12,165 |
| 2010 |
12,168 |
| 2011 |
12,038 |
| 2012 |
12,071 |
| 2013 |
11,944 |
| 2014 |
11,948 |
| 2015 |
11,913 |
A Timeline of Yearly Female/Male Incarceration for the Years 2005-2015
| Year |
Male Population |
Female Population |
| 2005 |
3,821 |
3,672 |
| 2006 |
3,791 |
3,712 |
| 2007 |
3,804 |
3,729 |
| 2008 |
3,736 |
3,676 |
| 2009 |
3,649 |
3,669 |
| 2010 |
3,639 |
3,675 |
| 2011 |
3,605 |
3,611 |
| 2012 |
3,583 |
3,593 |
| 2013 |
3,532 |
3,534 |
| 2014 |
3,540 |
3,510 |
| 2015 |
3,561 |
3,539 |
A Timeline of Shelby County Incarceration by Gender
| Year |
Male Rate |
Female Rate |
| 2005 |
183 |
27 |
| 2006 |
188 |
27 |
| 2007 |
191 |
27 |
| 2008 |
197 |
27 |
| 2009 |
206 |
27 |
| 2010 |
210 |
27 |
| 2011 |
215 |
27 |
| 2012 |
220 |
27 |
| 2013 |
227 |
27 |
| 2014 |
227 |
27 |
| 2015 |
227 |
27 |
Shelby County Prison Records by Race & Ethnicity
County Jail Statistics
The county has an arrest rate of 2,093 and a local jail rate of 113 inmates per year and a pretrial rate of 28 pre trials per 100,000 residents aged from 15 to 64. The jail admit rate for the area equals 4,090, which is lower compared to the statistics of 2005 - 6,959 incarcerations a year.
Local Jail, Pretrial and Admit Rates
The average jail count for Shelby is 8 incarcerations in a day. The numbers have decreased during the last 10 years, when there were on average 10 imprisonments a day.
Shelby County Incarceration Rates
| Year |
Jail Rate |
| 2005 |
133 |
| 2006 |
130 |
| 2007 |
126 |
| 2008 |
125 |
| 2009 |
123 |
| 2010 |
120 |
| 2011 |
118 |
| 2012 |
115 |
| 2013 |
113 |
| 2014 |
113 |
| 2015 |
113 |
Pretrial vs. Admit Rates Timeline
| Year |
Admit Rate |
Pretrial Rate |
| 2005 |
6,959 |
40 |
| 2006 |
6,562 |
38 |
| 2007 |
6,151 |
37 |
| 2008 |
5,859 |
35 |
| 2009 |
5,537 |
34 |
| 2010 |
5,143 |
32 |
| 2011 |
4,810 |
31 |
| 2012 |
4,432 |
30 |
| 2013 |
4,090 |
28 |
| 2014 |
4,090 |
28 |
| 2015 |
4,090 |
28 |
The Average Number of Incarcerations per Day
| Year |
Jail Count |
| 2005 |
10 |
| 2006 |
10 |
| 2007 |
10 |
| 2008 |
9 |
| 2009 |
9 |
| 2010 |
9 |
| 2011 |
9 |
| 2012 |
8 |
| 2013 |
8 |
| 2014 |
8 |
| 2015 |
8 |
