Search Mitchell County, NC Inmate Records

Mitchell County, NC jails hold prisoners after an arrest or people who have been transferred to the county from a detention center. Mitchell County holds 2 jails with a total of 9,315 inmates. These correctional facilities have private cells for extremely violent criminals or controversial suspects. Mitchell County jails are subject to health and medical restrictions and have to provide medical care to all its inmates.

Mitchell County Quick Facts

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Mitchell County Population Total
5,103 / 71 / 4
Female Population, Rate & Count
5,102 / 539 / 28
Male Population, Rate & Count
$37,680
Median Income
5,449.4
Arrest Rate
323.7
Local Jail Rate
31
Local Jail Count (the average # of people in jail for one day)
37
Population Total Confined
298
Pretrial Rate
5,574
Admit Rate
529
Admit Count
9,315
Yearly Prisoner Count

County Crimes by Type

The Timeline of the County Crime Trends

201020112012
Violent Crime Total732
Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter000
Revised Rape000
Legacy Rape230
Robbery302
Aggravated Assault200
Property Crime Total625871
Burglary438
Larceny Theft545357
Motor Vehicle Theft426
Arson000

Mitchell County Jail Demographics

The county has 15,183 people confined with a jail population density of 42 prisoners per jail. When breaking down the population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners, being 4,609 women and 4,706 men.

A Timeline of Yearly Data Pop Total from 2005-2015

Year Total Population
2005 15,858
2006 15,699
2007 15,746
2008 15,740
2009 15,671
2010 15,532
2011 15,371
2012 15,367
2013 15,318
2014 15,311
2015 15,183

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

Year Male Population Female Population
2005 5,102 5,103
2006 5,062 5,060
2007 5,016 5,075
2008 5,003 5,049
2009 4,963 5,026
2010 4,867 4,936
2011 4,805 4,872
2012 4,778 4,775
2013 4,773 4,727
2014 4,727 4,658
2015 4,706 4,609

A Timeline of Mitchell County Incarceration by Gender

Year Male Rate Female Rate
2005 539 71
2006 552 80
2007 567 88
2008 578 97
2009 592 106
2010 607 115
2011 623 124
2012 637 135
2013 650 146
2014 650 146
2015 650 146

Mitchell County Prison Records by Race & Ethnicity

56.92 %
White
0.55 %
Black
3.07 %
Latino
0.18 %
Asian

County Jail Statistics

The county has an arrest rate of 5,449 and a local jail rate of 324 inmates per year and a pretrial rate of 298 pre trials per 100,000 residents aged from 15 to 64. The jail admit rate for the area equals 5,574, which is lower compared to the statistics of 2005 - 7,296 incarcerations a year.

Local Jail, Pretrial and Admit Rates

5,574
Admit Rate
324
Local Jail Rate
298
Pretrial Rate

The average jail count for Mitchell is 31 incarcerations in a day. The numbers have increased during the last 10 years, when there were on average 21 imprisonments a day.

Mitchell County Incarceration Rates

Year Jail Rate
2005 206
2006 220
2007 233
2008 247
2009 261
2010 276
2011 291
2012 308
2013 324
2014 324
2015 324

Pretrial vs. Admit Rates Timeline

Year Admit Rate Pretrial Rate
2005 7,296 272
2006 7,065 275
2007 6,822 277
2008 6,586 279
2009 6,364 281
2010 6,154 285
2011 5,960 289
2012 5,779 294
2013 5,574 298
2014 5,574 298
2015 5,574 298

The Average Number of Incarcerations per Day

Year Jail Count
2005 21
2006 22
2007 24
2008 25
2009 26
2010 27
2011 28
2012 29
2013 31
2014 31
2015 31