Search Gaston County, NC Inmate Records

Gaston County, NC jails hold prisoners after an arrest or people who have been transferred to the county from a detention center. Gaston County holds 2 jails with a total of 139,553 inmates. These correctional facilities have private cells for extremely violent criminals or controversial suspects. Gaston County jails are subject to health and medical restrictions and have to provide medical care to all its inmates.

Gaston County Quick Facts

488
Gaston County Population Total
66,028 / 89 / 59
Female Population, Rate & Count
63,743 / 612 / 39
Male Population, Rate & Count
$42,017
Median Income
6,233.7
Arrest Rate
292.1
Local Jail Rate
406
Local Jail Count (the average # of people in jail for one day)
488
Population Total Confined
306
Pretrial Rate
9,079
Admit Rate
12,619
Admit Count
139,553
Yearly Prisoner Count

County Crimes by Type

Gaston County is well known for its Violent Crime Totals, it has a share of 50.00% of all the crimes committed in the county - 15 Violent 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 Gaston County.

Crimes % in 2016 - TOTAL ALL AGENCIES

50.00 %
Violent Crime
0.00 %
Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter
50.00 %
Aggravated Assault

The Timeline of the County Crime Trends

20072008200920102011201220132014
Violent Crime Total16161074762
Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter00000000
Revised Rape00000000
Legacy Rape00000000
Robbery00000000
Aggravated Assault16161074762
Property Crime Total64030200
Burglary00000000
Larceny Theft63030100
Motor Vehicle Theft01000100
Arson00000000

Gaston County Jail Demographics

The county has 213,366 people confined with a jail population density of 394 prisoners per jail. When breaking down the population by gender, females are a majority compared to male prisoners, being 71,691 women and 67,862 men.

A Timeline of Yearly Data Pop Total from 2005-2015

Year Total Population
2005 193,527
2006 196,284
2007 200,377
2008 204,454
2009 205,884
2010 206,091
2011 206,982
2012 208,204
2013 209,492
2014 211,127
2015 213,366

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

Year Male Population Female Population
2005 63,743 66,028
2006 64,723 67,128
2007 65,974 68,765
2008 67,236 70,013
2009 67,680 70,520
2010 67,718 70,386
2011 67,739 70,565
2012 67,496 70,497
2013 67,695 70,559
2014 68,111 70,876
2015 67,862 71,691

A Timeline of Gaston County Incarceration by Gender

Year Male Rate Female Rate
2005 612 89
2006 691 110
2007 729 74
2008 714 100
2009 708 104
2010 659 94
2011 639 101
2012 698 98
2013 634 77
2014 634 114
2015 634 114

Gaston County Prison Records by Race & Ethnicity

49.29 %
White
10.88 %
Black
4.15 %
Latino
0.29 %
Asian

County Jail Statistics

The county has an arrest rate of 6,234 and a local jail rate of 292 inmates per year and a pretrial rate of 306 pre trials per 100,000 residents aged from 15 to 64. The jail admit rate for the area equals 9,079, which is lower compared to the statistics of 2005 - 12,898 incarcerations a year.

Local Jail, Pretrial and Admit Rates

9,079
Admit Rate
292
Local Jail Rate
306
Pretrial Rate

The average jail count for Gaston is 406 incarcerations in a day. The numbers have decreased during the last 10 years, when there were on average 412 imprisonments a day.

Gaston County Incarceration Rates

Year Jail Rate
2005 317
2006 335
2007 298
2008 364
2009 321
2010 302
2011 317
2012 337
2013 289
2014 292
2015 292

Pretrial vs. Admit Rates Timeline

Year Admit Rate Pretrial Rate
2005 12,898 277
2006 10,875 338
2007 12,035 327
2008 10,600 326
2009 13,885 316
2010 12,611 316
2011 9,425 315
2012 9,938 328
2013 9,959 308
2014 9,079 306
2015 9,079 306

The Average Number of Incarcerations per Day

Year Jail Count
2005 412
2006 442
2007 401
2008 500
2009 443
2010 417
2011 439
2012 465
2013 399
2014 406
2015 406