Search Nelson County, KY Inmate Records
Nelson County, KY jails hold prisoners after an arrest or people who have been transferred to the county from a detention center. Nelson County holds 1 jails with a total of 29,590 inmates. These correctional facilities have private cells for extremely violent criminals or controversial suspects. Nelson County jails are subject to health and medical restrictions and have to provide medical care to all its inmates.
Nelson County Quick Facts
122
Nelson County Population Total
13,630 / 81 / 11
Female Population, Rate & Count
13,593 / 625 / 85
Male Population, Rate & Count
122
Local Jail Count (the average # of people in jail for one
day)
122
Population Total Confined
29,590
Yearly Prisoner Count
County Crimes by Type
Nelson County is well known for its Property Crime Totals, it has a share of 44.87% of all the crimes committed in the county - 175 Property Crime Total cases. Robbery is the least trendy crime of the area with only 0.26% out of all the crimes in Nelson County.
Crimes % in 2016 - TOTAL ALL AGENCIES
0.51
%
Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter
2.31
%
Aggravated Assault
6.15
%
Motor Vehicle Theft
The Timeline of the County Crime Trends
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|
| Violent Crime Total | 14 | 16 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 16 |
| Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Revised Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Legacy Rape | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Aggravated Assault | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| Property Crime Total | 217 | 225 | 245 | 277 | 218 | 265 | 303 | 196 | 204 | 130 | 140 |
| Burglary | 80 | 83 | 78 | 95 | 113 | 134 | 154 | 95 | 85 | 58 | 58 |
| Larceny Theft | 123 | 125 | 143 | 169 | 87 | 116 | 139 | 85 | 109 | 61 | 67 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 14 | 17 | 24 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 15 |
| Arson | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Nelson County Jail Demographics
The county has 45,117 people confined with a jail population density of 71 prisoners per jail. When breaking down the population by gender, females are a majority compared to male prisoners, being 14,946 women and 14,644 men.
A Timeline of Yearly Data Pop Total from 2005-2015
| Year |
Total Population |
| 2005 |
40,582 |
| 2006 |
41,424 |
| 2007 |
42,020 |
| 2008 |
42,588 |
| 2009 |
42,974 |
| 2010 |
43,604 |
| 2011 |
44,013 |
| 2012 |
44,351 |
| 2013 |
44,492 |
| 2014 |
44,812 |
| 2015 |
45,117 |
A Timeline of Yearly Female/Male Incarceration for the Years 2005-2015
| Year |
Male Population |
Female Population |
| 2005 |
13,593 |
13,630 |
| 2006 |
13,824 |
13,985 |
| 2007 |
14,025 |
14,249 |
| 2008 |
14,136 |
14,425 |
| 2009 |
14,219 |
14,499 |
| 2010 |
14,384 |
14,716 |
| 2011 |
14,483 |
14,909 |
| 2012 |
14,550 |
14,871 |
| 2013 |
14,498 |
14,920 |
| 2014 |
14,585 |
14,998 |
| 2015 |
14,644 |
14,946 |
A Timeline of Nelson County Incarceration by Gender
| Year |
Male Rate |
Female Rate |
| 2005 |
625 |
81 |
| 2006 |
897 |
122 |
| 2007 |
692 |
77 |
| 2008 |
757 |
97 |
| 2009 |
788 |
124 |
| 2010 |
820 |
150 |
| 2011 |
787 |
87 |
| 2012 |
639 |
81 |
| 2013 |
690 |
134 |
| 2014 |
699 |
167 |
| 2015 |
699 |
167 |
Nelson County Prison Records by Race & Ethnicity
County Jail Statistics
The county has an arrest rate of 3,473 and a local jail rate of 412 inmates per year and a pretrial rate of 368 pre trials per 100,000 residents aged from 15 to 64. The jail admit rate for the area equals 2,644, which is lower compared to the statistics of 2005 - 7,087 incarcerations a year.
Local Jail, Pretrial and Admit Rates
The average jail count for Nelson is 122 incarcerations in a day. The numbers have decreased during the last 10 years, when there were on average 136 imprisonments a day.
Nelson County Incarceration Rates
| Year |
Jail Rate |
| 2005 |
500 |
| 2006 |
489 |
| 2007 |
474 |
| 2008 |
434 |
| 2009 |
434 |
| 2010 |
440 |
| 2011 |
449 |
| 2012 |
401 |
| 2013 |
367 |
| 2014 |
412 |
| 2015 |
412 |
Pretrial vs. Admit Rates Timeline
| Year |
Admit Rate |
Pretrial Rate |
| 2005 |
7,087 |
301 |
| 2006 |
9,938 |
414 |
| 2007 |
4,795 |
226 |
| 2008 |
11,684 |
371 |
| 2009 |
6,900 |
373 |
| 2010 |
2,150 |
378 |
| 2011 |
9,402 |
252 |
| 2012 |
4,608 |
286 |
| 2013 |
8,046 |
330 |
| 2014 |
2,644 |
368 |
| 2015 |
2,644 |
368 |
The Average Number of Incarcerations per Day
| Year |
Jail Count |
| 2005 |
136 |
| 2006 |
136 |
| 2007 |
134 |
| 2008 |
124 |
| 2009 |
125 |
| 2010 |
128 |
| 2011 |
132 |
| 2012 |
118 |
| 2013 |
108 |
| 2014 |
122 |
| 2015 |
122 |
