Search Houghton County, MI Inmate Records

Houghton County, MI jails hold prisoners after an arrest or people who have been transferred to the county from a detention center. Houghton County holds 1 jails with a total of 24,472 inmates. These correctional facilities have private cells for extremely violent criminals or controversial suspects. Houghton County jails are subject to health and medical restrictions and have to provide medical care to all its inmates.

Houghton County Quick Facts

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Houghton County Population Total
10,760 / 28 / 3
Female Population, Rate & Count
13,917 / 251 / 35
Male Population, Rate & Count
$35,430
Median Income
1,562.8
Arrest Rate
186.2
Local Jail Rate
46
Local Jail Count (the average # of people in jail for one day)
46
Population Total Confined
32
Pretrial Rate
2,522
Admit Rate
623
Admit Count
24,472
Yearly Prisoner Count

County Crimes by Type

Houghton County is well known for its Property Crime Totals, it has a share of 42.54% of all the crimes committed in the county - 77 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 Houghton County.

Crimes % in 2016 - TOTAL ALL AGENCIES

7.18 %
Violent Crime
0.00 %
Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter
4.97 %
Revised Rape
0.55 %
Robbery
1.66 %
Aggravated Assault
42.54 %
Property Crime
10.50 %
Burglary
28.18 %
Larceny Theft
3.87 %
Motor Vehicle Theft
0.55 %
Arson

The Timeline of the County Crime Trends

2005200620072009201020112012201320142015
Violent Crime Total514111452385
Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter0000000000
Revised Rape0000000323
Legacy Rape2100410000
Robbery1100010001
Aggravated Assault212111032061
Property Crime Total1149610185113101968810362
Burglary2821221623241626309
Larceny Theft75737567837578556650
Motor Vehicle Theft11242722773
Arson0000000010

Houghton County Jail Demographics

The county has 36,382 people confined with a jail population density of 24 prisoners per jail. When breaking down the population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners, being 10,585 women and 13,887 men.

A Timeline of Yearly Data Pop Total from 2005-2015

Year Total Population
2005 36,169
2006 35,765
2007 35,839
2008 36,292
2009 36,378
2010 36,712
2011 36,909
2012 36,850
2013 36,729
2014 36,495
2015 36,382

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

Year Male Population Female Population
2005 13,917 10,760
2006 13,748 10,658
2007 13,809 10,675
2008 14,020 10,744
2009 13,921 10,718
2010 14,126 10,746
2011 14,178 10,809
2012 14,095 10,750
2013 14,020 10,682
2014 13,853 10,604
2015 13,887 10,585

A Timeline of Houghton County Incarceration by Gender

Year Male Rate Female Rate
2005 251 28
2006 270 30
2007 284 33
2008 295 35
2009 312 37
2010 323 40
2011 337 42
2012 354 44
2013 371 47
2014 371 47
2015 371 47

Houghton County Prison Records by Race & Ethnicity

61.49 %
White
0.90 %
Black
1.11 %
Latino
0.50 %
Asian

County Jail Statistics

The county has an arrest rate of 1,563 and a local jail rate of 186 inmates per year and a pretrial rate of 32 pre trials per 100,000 residents aged from 15 to 64. The jail admit rate for the area equals 2,522, which is lower compared to the statistics of 2005 - 2,536 incarcerations a year.

Local Jail, Pretrial and Admit Rates

2,522
Admit Rate
186
Local Jail Rate
32
Pretrial Rate

The average jail count for Houghton is 46 incarcerations in a day. The numbers have increased during the last 10 years, when there were on average 38 imprisonments a day.

Houghton County Incarceration Rates

Year Jail Rate
2005 154
2006 160
2007 163
2008 166
2009 170
2010 173
2011 176
2012 181
2013 186
2014 186
2015 186

Pretrial vs. Admit Rates Timeline

Year Admit Rate Pretrial Rate
2005 2,536 32
2006 2,562 33
2007 2,553 33
2008 2,523 32
2009 2,534 32
2010 2,509 32
2011 2,496 32
2012 2,509 32
2013 2,522 32
2014 2,522 32
2015 2,522 32

The Average Number of Incarcerations per Day

Year Jail Count
2005 38
2006 39
2007 40
2008 41
2009 42
2010 43
2011 44
2012 45
2013 46
2014 46
2015 46