Search Polk County, MO Inmate Records

Polk County, MO jails hold prisoners after an arrest or people who have been transferred to the county from a detention center. Polk County holds 1 jails with a total of 19,824 inmates. These correctional facilities have private cells for extremely violent criminals or controversial suspects. Polk County jails are subject to health and medical restrictions and have to provide medical care to all its inmates.

Polk County Quick Facts

37
Polk County Population Total
9,556 / 199 / 19
Female Population, Rate & Count
9,364 / 459 / 43
Male Population, Rate & Count
$39,512
Median Income
2,625.8
Arrest Rate
186.3
Local Jail Rate
37
Local Jail Count (the average # of people in jail for one day)
37
Population Total Confined
181
Pretrial Rate
5,065
Admit Rate
1,006
Admit Count
19,824
Yearly Prisoner Count

County Crimes by Type

Polk County is well known for its Property Crime Totals, it has a share of 43.30% of all the crimes committed in the county - 333 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 Polk County.

Crimes % in 2016 - TOTAL ALL AGENCIES

6.50 %
Violent Crime
0.00 %
Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter
0.91 %
Revised Rape
0.26 %
Robbery
5.33 %
Aggravated Assault
43.30 %
Property Crime
17.30 %
Burglary
22.63 %
Larceny Theft
3.38 %
Motor Vehicle Theft
0.39 %
Arson

The Timeline of the County Crime Trends

20052006200720082009201020112012201320142015
Violent Crime Total3031283126838878615360
Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter00100001010
Revised Rape00000000657
Legacy Rape42040106000
Robbery21001221526
Aggravated Assault2428272725808670504547
Property Crime Total298258271318302377336402345364338
Burglary107107124145139136127141124128147
Larceny Theft166142135155147209192240190200155
Motor Vehicle Theft259121816321721313636
Arson01000100536

Polk County Jail Demographics

The county has 31,183 people confined with a jail population density of 31 prisoners per jail. When breaking down the population by gender, females are a majority compared to male prisoners, being 10,046 women and 9,778 men.

A Timeline of Yearly Data Pop Total from 2005-2015

Year Total Population
2005 29,308
2006 30,053
2007 30,576
2008 30,790
2009 31,085
2010 31,171
2011 31,206
2012 31,105
2013 31,073
2014 31,054
2015 31,183

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

Year Male Population Female Population
2005 9,364 9,556
2006 9,499 9,809
2007 9,671 9,969
2008 9,745 9,930
2009 9,881 9,953
2010 9,939 9,984
2011 9,944 10,029
2012 9,836 9,957
2013 9,862 9,999
2014 9,792 10,041
2015 9,778 10,046

A Timeline of Polk County Incarceration by Gender

Year Male Rate Female Rate
2005 459 199
2006 437 176
2007 414 155
2008 395 138
2009 374 121
2010 357 103
2011 342 85
2012 330 68
2013 314 50
2014 314 50
2015 314 50

Polk County Prison Records by Race & Ethnicity

60.21 %
White
0.89 %
Black
1.35 %
Latino
0.57 %
Asian

County Jail Statistics

The county has an arrest rate of 2,626 and a local jail rate of 186 inmates per year and a pretrial rate of 181 pre trials per 100,000 residents aged from 15 to 64. The jail admit rate for the area equals 5,065, which is lower compared to the statistics of 2005 - 14,331 incarcerations a year.

Local Jail, Pretrial and Admit Rates

5,065
Admit Rate
186
Local Jail Rate
181
Pretrial Rate

The average jail count for Polk is 37 incarcerations in a day. The numbers have decreased during the last 10 years, when there were on average 45 imprisonments a day.

Polk County Incarceration Rates

Year Jail Rate
2005 238
2006 237
2007 227
2008 220
2009 212
2010 205
2011 198
2012 193
2013 186
2014 186
2015 186

Pretrial vs. Admit Rates Timeline

Year Admit Rate Pretrial Rate
2005 14,331 48
2006 12,939 64
2007 11,635 80
2008 10,531 97
2009 9,371 113
2010 8,259 130
2011 7,171 146
2012 6,160 165
2013 5,065 181
2014 5,065 181
2015 5,065 181

The Average Number of Incarcerations per Day

Year Jail Count
2005 45
2006 46
2007 45
2008 43
2009 42
2010 41
2011 40
2012 38
2013 37
2014 37
2015 37