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
37
Local Jail Count (the average # of people in jail for one
day)
37
Population Total Confined
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
0.00
%
Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter
5.33
%
Aggravated Assault
3.38
%
Motor Vehicle Theft
The Timeline of the County Crime Trends
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|
| Violent Crime Total | 30 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 26 | 83 | 88 | 78 | 61 | 53 | 60 |
| Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Revised Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| Legacy Rape | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| Aggravated Assault | 24 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 80 | 86 | 70 | 50 | 45 | 47 |
| Property Crime Total | 298 | 258 | 271 | 318 | 302 | 377 | 336 | 402 | 345 | 364 | 338 |
| Burglary | 107 | 107 | 124 | 145 | 139 | 136 | 127 | 141 | 124 | 128 | 147 |
| Larceny Theft | 166 | 142 | 135 | 155 | 147 | 209 | 192 | 240 | 190 | 200 | 155 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 25 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 32 | 17 | 21 | 31 | 36 | 36 |
| Arson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
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
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
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 |
