Search Covington County, MS Inmate Records

Covington County, MS jails hold prisoners after an arrest or people who have been transferred to the county from a detention center. Covington County holds 1 jails with a total of 12,150 inmates. These correctional facilities have private cells for extremely violent criminals or controversial suspects. Covington County jails are subject to health and medical restrictions and have to provide medical care to all its inmates.

Covington County Quick Facts

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Covington County Population Total
6,306 / 48 / 3
Female Population, Rate & Count
5,953 / 504 / 3
Male Population, Rate & Count
$33,381
Median Income
3,950.0
Arrest Rate
41.2
Local Jail Rate
5
Local Jail Count (the average # of people in jail for one day)
5
Population Total Confined
41
Pretrial Rate
4,486
Admit Rate
544
Admit Count
12,150
Yearly Prisoner Count

County Crimes by Type

The Timeline of the County Crime Trends

Violent Crime Total
Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter
Revised Rape
Legacy Rape
Robbery
Aggravated Assault
Property Crime Total
Burglary
Larceny Theft
Motor Vehicle Theft
Arson

Covington County Jail Demographics

The county has 19,577 people confined with a jail population density of 29 prisoners per jail. When breaking down the population by gender, females are a majority compared to male prisoners, being 6,189 women and 5,961 men.

A Timeline of Yearly Data Pop Total from 2005-2015

Year Total Population
2005 19,480
2006 19,555
2007 19,510
2008 19,594
2009 19,516
2010 19,585
2011 19,497
2012 19,523
2013 19,426
2014 19,442
2015 19,577

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

Year Male Population Female Population
2005 5,953 6,306
2006 6,044 6,366
2007 6,015 6,365
2008 6,046 6,375
2009 6,030 6,358
2010 6,035 6,410
2011 6,002 6,376
2012 6,004 6,260
2013 5,957 6,169
2014 5,943 6,140
2015 5,961 6,189

A Timeline of Covington County Incarceration by Gender

Year Male Rate Female Rate
2005 504 48
2006 438 47
2007 382 47
2008 323 47
2009 265 47
2010 207 47
2011 150 47
2012 92 48
2013 34 49
2014 34 49
2015 34 49

Covington County Prison Records by Race & Ethnicity

37.42 %
White
23.01 %
Black
1.30 %
Latino
0.11 %
Asian

County Jail Statistics

The county has an arrest rate of 3,950 and a local jail rate of 41 inmates per year and a pretrial rate of 41 pre trials per 100,000 residents aged from 15 to 64. The jail admit rate for the area equals 4,486, which is higher compared to the statistics of 2005 - 2,127 incarcerations a year.

Local Jail, Pretrial and Admit Rates

4,486
Admit Rate
41
Local Jail Rate
41
Pretrial Rate

The average jail count for Covington is 5 incarcerations in a day. The numbers have decreased during the last 10 years, when there were on average 21 imprisonments a day.

Covington County Incarceration Rates

Year Jail Rate
2005 171
2006 153
2007 137
2008 121
2009 105
2010 88
2011 73
2012 57
2013 41
2014 41
2015 41

Pretrial vs. Admit Rates Timeline

Year Admit Rate Pretrial Rate
2005 2,127 220
2006 2,386 195
2007 2,678 174
2008 2,954 151
2009 3,248 129
2010 3,518 106
2011 3,823 85
2012 4,147 63
2013 4,486 41
2014 4,486 41
2015 4,486 41

The Average Number of Incarcerations per Day

Year Jail Count
2005 21
2006 19
2007 17
2008 15
2009 13
2010 11
2011 9
2012 7
2013 5
2014 5
2015 5