Search Mercer County, MO Inmate Records
Mercer County, MO jails hold prisoners after an arrest or people who have been transferred to the county from a detention center. Mercer County holds 1 jails with a total of 2,210 inmates. These correctional facilities have private cells for extremely violent criminals or controversial suspects. Mercer County jails are subject to health and medical restrictions and have to provide medical care to all its inmates.
Mercer County Quick Facts
6
Mercer County Population Total
1,063
Female Population, Rate & Count
1,132 / 265 / 3
Male Population, Rate & Count
6
Local Jail Count (the average # of people in jail for one
day)
6
Population Total Confined
2,210
Yearly Prisoner Count
County Crimes by Type
Mercer County is well known for its Property Crime Totals, it has a share of 50.00% of all the crimes committed in the county - 30 Property Crime Total cases. Violent Crime Total is the least trendy crime of the area with only 0.00% out of all the crimes in Mercer County.
Crimes % in 2016 - TOTAL ALL AGENCIES
10.00
%
Motor Vehicle Theft
The Timeline of the County Crime Trends
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|
| Violent Crime Total | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Revised Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Legacy Rape | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Property Crime Total | 27 | 30 | 16 | 28 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 32 | 21 | 13 |
| Burglary | 22 | 23 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 6 |
| Larceny Theft | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 5 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mercer County Jail Demographics
The county has 3,702 people confined with a jail population density of 5 prisoners per jail. When breaking down the population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners, being 1,098 women and 1,112 men.
A Timeline of Yearly Data Pop Total from 2005-2015
| Year |
Total Population |
| 2005 |
3,684 |
| 2006 |
3,668 |
| 2007 |
3,684 |
| 2008 |
3,748 |
| 2009 |
3,776 |
| 2010 |
3,774 |
| 2011 |
3,780 |
| 2012 |
3,714 |
| 2013 |
3,689 |
| 2014 |
3,719 |
| 2015 |
3,702 |
A Timeline of Yearly Female/Male Incarceration for the Years 2005-2015
| Year |
Male Population |
Female Population |
| 2005 |
1,132 |
1,063 |
| 2006 |
1,128 |
1,083 |
| 2007 |
1,116 |
1,094 |
| 2008 |
1,124 |
1,121 |
| 2009 |
1,123 |
1,098 |
| 2010 |
1,130 |
1,094 |
| 2011 |
1,129 |
1,118 |
| 2012 |
1,132 |
1,107 |
| 2013 |
1,121 |
1,109 |
| 2014 |
1,122 |
1,116 |
| 2015 |
1,112 |
1,098 |
A Timeline of Mercer County Incarceration by Gender
| Year |
Male Rate |
Female Rate |
| 2005 |
265 |
0 |
| 2006 |
255 |
0 |
| 2007 |
246 |
0 |
| 2008 |
234 |
0 |
| 2009 |
223 |
0 |
| 2010 |
210 |
0 |
| 2011 |
199 |
0 |
| 2012 |
188 |
0 |
| 2013 |
178 |
90 |
| 2014 |
178 |
90 |
| 2015 |
178 |
90 |
Mercer County Prison Records by Race & Ethnicity
County Jail Statistics
The county has an arrest rate of 2,204 and a local jail rate of 269 inmates per year and a pretrial rate of 135 pre trials per 100,000 residents aged from 15 to 64. The jail admit rate for the area equals 1,749, which is lower compared to the statistics of 2005 - 2,323 incarcerations a year.
Local Jail, Pretrial and Admit Rates
The average jail count for Mercer is 6 incarcerations in a day. The numbers have increased during the last 10 years, when there were on average 3 imprisonments a day.
Mercer County Incarceration Rates
| Year |
Jail Rate |
| 2005 |
137 |
| 2006 |
153 |
| 2007 |
170 |
| 2008 |
184 |
| 2009 |
203 |
| 2010 |
219 |
| 2011 |
234 |
| 2012 |
251 |
| 2013 |
269 |
| 2014 |
269 |
| 2015 |
269 |
Pretrial vs. Admit Rates Timeline
| Year |
Admit Rate |
Pretrial Rate |
| 2005 |
2,323 |
137 |
| 2006 |
2,239 |
136 |
| 2007 |
2,172 |
136 |
| 2008 |
2,071 |
134 |
| 2009 |
2,026 |
135 |
| 2010 |
1,956 |
135 |
| 2011 |
1,869 |
134 |
| 2012 |
1,809 |
134 |
| 2013 |
1,749 |
135 |
| 2014 |
1,749 |
135 |
| 2015 |
1,749 |
135 |
The Average Number of Incarcerations per Day
| Year |
Jail Count |
| 2005 |
3 |
| 2006 |
3 |
| 2007 |
4 |
| 2008 |
4 |
| 2009 |
5 |
| 2010 |
5 |
| 2011 |
5 |
| 2012 |
6 |
| 2013 |
6 |
| 2014 |
6 |
| 2015 |
6 |
