Search Shelby County, KY Inmate Records

Shelby County, KY jails hold prisoners after an arrest or people who have been transferred to the county from a detention center. Shelby County holds 2 jails with a total of 29,882 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
13,357 / 74 / 1
Female Population, Rate & Count
12,527 / 479 / 6
Male Population, Rate & Count
$57,298
Median Income
2,670.4
Arrest Rate
601.3
Local Jail Rate
181
Local Jail Count (the average # of people in jail for one day)
181
Population Total Confined
351
Pretrial Rate
8,413
Admit Rate
2,532
Admit Count
29,882
Yearly Prisoner Count

County Crimes by Type

Shelby County is well known for its Property Crime Totals, it has a share of 47.12% of all the crimes committed in the county - 376 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 Shelby County.

Crimes % in 2016 - TOTAL ALL AGENCIES

2.88 %
Violent Crime
0.00 %
Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter
1.00 %
Revised Rape
0.50 %
Robbery
1.38 %
Aggravated Assault
47.12 %
Property Crime
10.78 %
Burglary
33.71 %
Larceny Theft
2.63 %
Motor Vehicle Theft

The Timeline of the County Crime Trends

20052006200720082009201020112012201320142015
Violent Crime Total2625393316161711201715
Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter00000000000
Revised Rape00000000533
Legacy Rape11441341000
Robbery662071543266
Aggravated Assault19181522148971386
Property Crime Total399427504399450373465455460405396
Burglary8210313110114696131150140110132
Larceny Theft276287343276268254311283294276246
Motor Vehicle Theft4137302236232322261918
Arson10004603122

Shelby County Jail Demographics

The county has 45,591 people confined with a jail population density of 79 prisoners per jail. When breaking down the population by gender, females are a majority compared to male prisoners, being 15,675 women and 14,207 men.

A Timeline of Yearly Data Pop Total from 2005-2015

Year Total Population
2005 37,800
2006 39,283
2007 40,335
2008 41,044
2009 41,576
2010 42,267
2011 42,902
2012 43,603
2013 44,259
2014 44,875
2015 45,591

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

Year Male Population Female Population
2005 12,527 13,357
2006 12,772 13,930
2007 13,111 14,142
2008 13,178 14,421
2009 13,369 14,617
2010 13,679 14,803
2011 13,788 15,061
2012 13,897 15,167
2013 14,045 15,279
2014 14,215 15,384
2015 14,207 15,675

A Timeline of Shelby County Incarceration by Gender

Year Male Rate Female Rate
2005 479 74
2006 516 103
2007 545 133
2008 588 161
2009 625 190
2010 657 218
2011 698 245
2012 739 274
2013 775 302
2014 811 331
2015 859 355

Shelby County Prison Records by Race & Ethnicity

53.93 %
White
5.47 %
Black
5.60 %
Latino
0.17 %
Asian

County Jail Statistics

The county has an arrest rate of 2,670 and a local jail rate of 601 inmates per year and a pretrial rate of 351 pre trials per 100,000 residents aged from 15 to 64. The jail admit rate for the area equals 8,413, which is higher compared to the statistics of 2005 - 3,787 incarcerations a year.

Local Jail, Pretrial and Admit Rates

8,413
Admit Rate
601
Local Jail Rate
351
Pretrial Rate

The average jail count for Shelby is 181 incarcerations in a day. The numbers have increased during the last 10 years, when there were on average 73 imprisonments a day.

Shelby County Incarceration Rates

Year Jail Rate
2005 282
2006 321
2007 350
2008 383
2009 414
2010 445
2011 476
2012 510
2013 541
2014 573
2015 601

Pretrial vs. Admit Rates Timeline

Year Admit Rate Pretrial Rate
2005 3,787 228
2006 4,230 237
2007 4,670 248
2008 5,155 261
2009 5,630 273
2010 6,083 285
2011 6,548 298
2012 7,053 313
2013 7,521 326
2014 7,987 339
2015 8,413 351

The Average Number of Incarcerations per Day

Year Jail Count
2005 73
2006 86
2007 95
2008 106
2009 116
2010 127
2011 137
2012 148
2013 159
2014 170
2015 181