Search Mercer County, IL Inmate Records

Mercer County, IL jails hold prisoners after an arrest or people who have been transferred to the county from a detention center. Mercer County holds 1 jails with a total of 9,800 inmates. These correctional facilities have private cells for extremely violent criminals or controversial suspects. Mercer County jails are subject to health and medical restrictions and have to provide medical care to all its inmates.

Mercer County Quick Facts

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Mercer County Population Total
5,311 / 19 / 1
Female Population, Rate & Count
5,433 / 479 / 26
Male Population, Rate & Count
$53,136
Median Income
174.1
Local Jail Rate
17
Local Jail Count (the average # of people in jail for one day)
32
Population Total Confined
328
Pretrial Rate
3,350
Admit Rate
327
Admit Count
9,800
Yearly Prisoner Count

County Crimes by Type

Mercer County is well known for its Property Crime Totals, it has a share of 40.25% of all the crimes committed in the county - 64 Property Crime Total cases. Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter is the least trendy crime of the area with only 0.00% out of all the crimes in Mercer County.

Crimes % in 2016 - TOTAL ALL AGENCIES

9.43 %
Violent Crime
0.00 %
Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter
1.26 %
Revised Rape
0.63 %
Robbery
7.55 %
Aggravated Assault
40.25 %
Property Crime
18.24 %
Burglary
20.13 %
Larceny Theft
1.89 %
Motor Vehicle Theft
0.63 %
Arson

The Timeline of the County Crime Trends

20102012
Violent Crime Total2629
Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter01
Revised Rape00
Legacy Rape84
Robbery03
Aggravated Assault1821
Property Crime Total152141
Burglary5759
Larceny Theft8879
Motor Vehicle Theft73
Arson01

Mercer County Jail Demographics

The county has 15,839 people confined with a jail population density of 17 prisoners per jail. When breaking down the population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners, being 4,805 women and 4,995 men.

A Timeline of Yearly Data Pop Total from 2005-2015

Year Total Population
2005 16,694
2006 16,642
2007 16,598
2008 16,650
2009 16,438
2010 16,425
2011 16,350
2012 16,176
2013 16,123
2014 15,945
2015 15,839

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

Year Male Population Female Population
2005 5,433 5,311
2006 5,409 5,302
2007 5,379 5,249
2008 5,340 5,248
2009 5,224 5,140
2010 5,232 5,108
2011 5,230 5,055
2012 5,133 4,952
2013 5,079 4,927
2014 4,990 4,882
2015 4,995 4,805

A Timeline of Mercer County Incarceration by Gender

Year Male Rate Female Rate
2005 479 19
2006 592 24
2007 706 29
2008 824 33
2009 957 39
2010 1,070 44
2011 1,185 49
2012 1,325 56
2013 1,457 61
2014 1,012 82
2015 541 104

Mercer County Prison Records by Race & Ethnicity

59.30 %
White
0.61 %
Black
1.33 %
Latino
0.11 %
Asian

County Jail Statistics

The county has a local jail rate of 174 inmates per year and a pretrial rate of 328 pre trials per 100,000 residents aged from 15 to 64. The jail admit rate for the area equals 3,350, which is lower compared to the statistics of 2005 - 8,250 incarcerations a year.

Local Jail, Pretrial and Admit Rates

3,350
Admit Rate
174
Local Jail Rate
328
Pretrial Rate

The average jail count for Mercer is 17 incarcerations in a day. The numbers have increased during the last 10 years, when there were on average 15 imprisonments a day.

Mercer County Incarceration Rates

Year Jail Rate
2005 140
2006 162
2007 186
2008 209
2009 236
2010 260
2011 284
2012 314
2013 340
2014 258
2015 174

Pretrial vs. Admit Rates Timeline

Year Admit Rate Pretrial Rate
2005 8,250 242
2006 8,508 284
2007 8,808 327
2008 9,075 370
2009 9,511 420
2010 9,773 463
2011 10,067 508
2012 10,512 561
2013 10,843 610
2014 7,152 471
2015 3,350 328

The Average Number of Incarcerations per Day

Year Jail Count
2005 15
2006 17
2007 20
2008 22
2009 25
2010 27
2011 29
2012 32
2013 34
2014 26
2015 17