Search Putnam County, IN Inmate Records

Putnam County, IN jails hold prisoners after an arrest or people who have been transferred to the county from a detention center. Putnam County holds 2 jails with a total of 25,981 inmates. These correctional facilities have private cells for extremely violent criminals or controversial suspects. Putnam County jails are subject to health and medical restrictions and have to provide medical care to all its inmates.

Putnam County Quick Facts

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Putnam County Population Total
11,932 / 126 / 15
Female Population, Rate & Count
14,164 / 1,045 / 148
Male Population, Rate & Count
$50,821
Median Income
2,318.9
Arrest Rate
367.4
Local Jail Rate
95
Local Jail Count (the average # of people in jail for one day)
95
Population Total Confined
209
Pretrial Rate
8,353
Admit Rate
2,160
Admit Count
25,981
Yearly Prisoner Count

County Crimes by Type

The Timeline of the County Crime Trends

2005200620072008200920102011
Violent Crime Total125112372227916
Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter0000020
Revised Rape0000000
Legacy Rape5144110
Robbery2263113
Aggravated Assault118109271525513
Property Crime Total399446431243238245201
Burglary161213122929010689
Larceny Theft19119725311512011490
Motor Vehicle Theft47365636282522
Arson3000020

Putnam County Jail Demographics

The county has 37,621 people confined with a jail population density of 54 prisoners per jail. When breaking down the population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners, being 11,665 women and 14,316 men.

A Timeline of Yearly Data Pop Total from 2005-2015

Year Total Population
2005 37,780
2006 37,768
2007 38,189
2008 38,325
2009 38,052
2010 37,928
2011 37,882
2012 37,681
2013 37,532
2014 37,618
2015 37,621

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

Year Male Population Female Population
2005 14,164 11,932
2006 14,221 11,922
2007 14,404 12,043
2008 14,495 12,055
2009 14,403 11,972
2010 14,446 11,929
2011 14,513 11,850
2012 14,296 11,725
2013 14,216 11,642
2014 14,267 11,685
2015 14,316 11,665

A Timeline of Putnam County Incarceration by Gender

Year Male Rate Female Rate
2005 1,045 126
2006 999 135
2007 946 143
2008 899 152
2009 864 163
2010 821 173
2011 777 184
2012 748 195
2013 710 206
2014 669 180
2015 629 154

Putnam County Prison Records by Race & Ethnicity

62.47 %
White
3.83 %
Black
1.34 %
Latino
0.22 %
Asian

County Jail Statistics

The county has an arrest rate of 2,319 and a local jail rate of 367 inmates per year and a pretrial rate of 209 pre trials per 100,000 residents aged from 15 to 64. The jail admit rate for the area equals 8,353, which is lower compared to the statistics of 2005 - 9,191 incarcerations a year.

Local Jail, Pretrial and Admit Rates

8,353
Admit Rate
367
Local Jail Rate
209
Pretrial Rate

The average jail count for Putnam is 95 incarcerations in a day. The numbers have decreased during the last 10 years, when there were on average 158 imprisonments a day.

Putnam County Incarceration Rates

Year Jail Rate
2005 605
2006 597
2007 576
2008 559
2009 548
2010 533
2011 519
2012 511
2013 499
2014 432
2015 367

Pretrial vs. Admit Rates Timeline

Year Admit Rate Pretrial Rate
2005 9,191 295
2006 8,625 284
2007 7,982 269
2008 7,409 258
2009 6,913 248
2010 6,368 237
2011 5,825 227
2012 5,349 219
2013 4,826 209
2014 6,566 208
2015 8,353 209

The Average Number of Incarcerations per Day

Year Jail Count
2005 158
2006 156
2007 152
2008 148
2009 145
2010 141
2011 137
2012 133
2013 129
2014 112
2015 95