Search Kent County, MI Inmate Records

Kent County, MI jails hold prisoners after an arrest or people who have been transferred to the county from a detention center. Kent County holds 3 jails with a total of 422,742 inmates. These correctional facilities have private cells for extremely violent criminals or controversial suspects. Kent County jails are subject to health and medical restrictions and have to provide medical care to all its inmates.

Kent County Quick Facts

987
Kent County Population Total
199,672 / 88 / 175
Female Population, Rate & Count
197,352 / 537 / 1,06
Male Population, Rate & Count
$51,667
Median Income
2,714.9
Arrest Rate
232.5
Local Jail Rate
987
Local Jail Count (the average # of people in jail for one day)
987
Population Total Confined
141
Pretrial Rate
5,794
Admit Rate
24,598
Admit Count
422,742
Yearly Prisoner Count

County Crimes by Type

Kent County is well known for its Property Crime Totals, it has a share of 42.60% of all the crimes committed in the county - 2,264 Property Crime Total cases. Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter is the least trendy crime of the area with only 0.02% out of all the crimes in Kent County.

Crimes % in 2016 - TOTAL ALL AGENCIES

7.26 %
Violent Crime
0.02 %
Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter
1.98 %
Revised Rape
0.71 %
Robbery
4.55 %
Aggravated Assault
42.60 %
Property Crime
8.30 %
Burglary
32.00 %
Larceny Theft
2.30 %
Motor Vehicle Theft
0.28 %
Arson

The Timeline of the County Crime Trends

2005200620072008200920102012201320142015
Violent Crime Total353296345336352401357345305355
Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter0001121520
Revised Rape0000000113108133
Legacy Rape44374758576558000
Robbery48295246584857373643
Aggravated Assault261230246231236286241190159179
Property Crime Total4,1284,2424,1823,8523,4953,3043,0312,6492,5052,403
Burglary1,0621,1341,038956834935886668620484
Larceny Theft2,8722,9222,9542,7302,5332,2292,0391,8791,8141,812
Motor Vehicle Theft19418619016612814010610271107
Arson3536282629311324913

Kent County Jail Demographics

The county has 636,095 people confined with a jail population density of 501 prisoners per jail. When breaking down the population by gender, females are a majority compared to male prisoners, being 213,826 women and 208,916 men.

A Timeline of Yearly Data Pop Total from 2005-2015

Year Total Population
2005 592,210
2006 595,191
2007 598,077
2008 599,234
2009 601,437
2010 602,812
2011 607,913
2012 614,545
2013 622,396
2014 629,237
2015 636,095

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

Year Male Population Female Population
2005 197,352 199,672
2006 198,688 201,437
2007 199,362 202,648
2008 199,171 203,214
2009 199,727 204,179
2010 199,927 204,505
2011 202,019 206,546
2012 203,866 207,887
2013 206,224 210,166
2014 208,382 211,855
2015 208,916 213,826

A Timeline of Kent County Incarceration by Gender

Year Male Rate Female Rate
2005 537 88
2006 569 66
2007 591 85
2008 547 76
2009 537 86
2010 468 69
2011 465 70
2012 495 69
2013 450 74
2014 441 80
2015 421 80

Kent County Prison Records by Race & Ethnicity

51.09 %
White
6.88 %
Black
6.31 %
Latino
0.32 %
Asian

County Jail Statistics

The county has an arrest rate of 2,715 and a local jail rate of 232 inmates per year and a pretrial rate of 141 pre trials per 100,000 residents aged from 15 to 64. The jail admit rate for the area equals 5,794, which is lower compared to the statistics of 2005 - 7,933 incarcerations a year.

Local Jail, Pretrial and Admit Rates

5,794
Admit Rate
232
Local Jail Rate
141
Pretrial Rate

The average jail count for Kent is 987 incarcerations in a day. The numbers have decreased during the last 10 years, when there were on average 1,283 imprisonments a day.

Kent County Incarceration Rates

Year Jail Rate
2005 323
2006 310
2007 330
2008 314
2009 316
2010 283
2011 263
2012 273
2013 269
2014 262
2015 232

Pretrial vs. Admit Rates Timeline

Year Admit Rate Pretrial Rate
2005 7,933 199
2006 7,402 195
2007 7,756 235
2008 6,427 152
2009 7,914 154
2010 6,975 142
2011 6,930 129
2012 6,750 116
2013 5,685 103
2014 6,700 123
2015 5,794 141

The Average Number of Incarcerations per Day

Year Jail Count
2005 1,283
2006 1,239
2007 1,325
2008 1,265
2009 1,275
2010 1,144
2011 1,074
2012 1,126
2013 1,119
2014 1,100
2015 987