Search Lamar County, MS Inmate Records

Lamar County, MS jails hold prisoners after an arrest or people who have been transferred to the county from a detention center. Lamar County holds 1 jails with a total of 40,442 inmates. These correctional facilities have private cells for extremely violent criminals or controversial suspects. Lamar County jails are subject to health and medical restrictions and have to provide medical care to all its inmates.

Lamar County Quick Facts

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Lamar County Population Total
16,267 / 123 / 2
Female Population, Rate & Count
15,420 / 519 / 8
Male Population, Rate & Count
$51,154
Median Income
3,424.6
Arrest Rate
341.9
Local Jail Rate
135
Local Jail Count (the average # of people in jail for one day)
135
Population Total Confined
261
Pretrial Rate
4,687
Admit Rate
1,851
Admit Count
40,442
Yearly Prisoner Count

County Crimes by Type

Lamar County is well known for its Property Crime Totals, it has a share of 44.10% of all the crimes committed in the county - 692 Property Crime Total cases. Revised Rape is the least trendy crime of the area with only 0.00% out of all the crimes in Lamar County.

Crimes % in 2016 - TOTAL ALL AGENCIES

6.09 %
Violent Crime
0.06 %
Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter
0.57 %
Robbery
5.01 %
Aggravated Assault
43.91 %
Property Crime
17.13 %
Burglary
26.33 %
Larceny Theft
0.44 %
Motor Vehicle Theft

The Timeline of the County Crime Trends

2005200720082010201120132014
Violent Crime Total40616838301923
Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter1021402
Revised Rape0000000
Legacy Rape15212023843
Robbery7141561454
Aggravated Assault172631841014
Property Crime Total678757690571671605681
Burglary261262229244382333313
Larceny Theft388446412299277266360
Motor Vehicle Theft294949281268
Arson1141111

Lamar County Jail Demographics

The county has 60,570 people confined with a jail population density of 82 prisoners per jail. When breaking down the population by gender, females are a majority compared to male prisoners, being 21,068 women and 19,374 men.

A Timeline of Yearly Data Pop Total from 2005-2015

Year Total Population
2005 46,684
2006 48,850
2007 50,920
2008 52,772
2009 54,197
2010 56,095
2011 57,148
2012 57,864
2013 58,983
2014 60,099
2015 60,570

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

Year Male Population Female Population
2005 15,420 16,267
2006 16,144 16,984
2007 16,748 17,780
2008 17,401 18,304
2009 17,695 18,743
2010 18,251 19,417
2011 18,660 19,830
2012 18,806 20,059
2013 19,084 20,407
2014 19,362 20,811
2015 19,374 21,068

A Timeline of Lamar County Incarceration by Gender

Year Male Rate Female Rate
2005 519 123
2006 501 119
2007 488 115
2008 475 113
2009 472 112
2010 462 109
2011 457 108
2012 458 108
2013 456 108
2014 456 108
2015 456 108

Lamar County Prison Records by Race & Ethnicity

49.99 %
White
14.20 %
Black
1.49 %
Latino
0.16 %
Asian

County Jail Statistics

The county has an arrest rate of 3,425 and a local jail rate of 342 inmates per year and a pretrial rate of 261 pre trials per 100,000 residents aged from 15 to 64. The jail admit rate for the area equals 4,687, which is lower compared to the statistics of 2005 - 5,924 incarcerations a year.

Local Jail, Pretrial and Admit Rates

4,687
Admit Rate
342
Local Jail Rate
261
Pretrial Rate

The average jail count for Lamar is 135 incarcerations in a day. The numbers have increased during the last 10 years, when there were on average 84 imprisonments a day.

Lamar County Incarceration Rates

Year Jail Rate
2005 265
2006 273
2007 280
2008 289
2009 301
2010 308
2011 318
2012 331
2013 342
2014 342
2015 342

Pretrial vs. Admit Rates Timeline

Year Admit Rate Pretrial Rate
2005 5,924 170
2006 5,656 181
2007 5,418 192
2008 5,230 203
2009 5,116 215
2010 4,940 225
2011 4,826 236
2012 4,771 249
2013 4,687 261
2014 4,687 261
2015 4,687 261

The Average Number of Incarcerations per Day

Year Jail Count
2005 84
2006 90
2007 97
2008 103
2009 110
2010 116
2011 122
2012 129
2013 135
2014 135
2015 135