Search Polk County, NC Inmate Records

Polk County, NC 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 11,813 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

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Polk County Population Total
6,065 / 16 / 1
Female Population, Rate & Count
5,806 / 379 / 22
Male Population, Rate & Count
$44,745
Median Income
3,796.0
Arrest Rate
233.2
Local Jail Rate
28
Local Jail Count (the average # of people in jail for one day)
28
Population Total Confined
175
Pretrial Rate
5,987
Admit Rate
719
Admit Count
11,813
Yearly Prisoner Count

County Crimes by Type

Polk County is well known for its Property Crime Totals, it has a share of 47.22% of all the crimes committed in the county - 255 Property Crime Total cases. Revised Rape 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

2.95 %
Violent Crime
0.18 %
Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter
0.18 %
Robbery
2.03 %
Aggravated Assault
46.96 %
Property Crime
14.36 %
Burglary
29.65 %
Larceny Theft
2.95 %
Motor Vehicle Theft
0.18 %
Arson

The Timeline of the County Crime Trends

200520062009201120132014
Violent Crime Total21182010138
Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter210100
Revised Rape000000
Legacy Rape223261
Robbery010000
Aggravated Assault171417777
Property Crime Total251312235236212220
Burglary779647525646
Larceny Theft146202173165144159
Motor Vehicle Theft281415191215
Arson322311

Polk County Jail Demographics

The county has 20,344 people confined with a jail population density of 49 prisoners per jail. When breaking down the population by gender, females are a majority compared to male prisoners, being 6,025 women and 5,788 men.

A Timeline of Yearly Data Pop Total from 2005-2015

Year Total Population
2005 19,557
2006 19,912
2007 20,145
2008 20,393
2009 20,531
2010 20,446
2011 20,290
2012 20,248
2013 20,419
2014 20,357
2015 20,344

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

Year Male Population Female Population
2005 5,806 6,065
2006 5,963 6,201
2007 5,972 6,254
2008 6,032 6,332
2009 6,046 6,367
2010 5,975 6,331
2011 5,948 6,290
2012 5,850 6,178
2013 5,853 6,156
2014 5,821 6,122
2015 5,788 6,025

A Timeline of Polk County Incarceration by Gender

Year Male Rate Female Rate
2005 379 16
2006 369 16
2007 368 16
2008 365 16
2009 364 16
2010 368 16
2011 370 16
2012 376 16
2013 376 16
2014 376 16
2015 376 16

Polk County Prison Records by Race & Ethnicity

50.81 %
White
2.99 %
Black
3.41 %
Latino
0.27 %
Asian

County Jail Statistics

The county has an arrest rate of 3,796 and a local jail rate of 233 inmates per year and a pretrial rate of 175 pre trials per 100,000 residents aged from 15 to 64. The jail admit rate for the area equals 5,987, which is higher compared to the statistics of 2005 - 3,075 incarcerations a year.

Local Jail, Pretrial and Admit Rates

5,987
Admit Rate
233
Local Jail Rate
175
Pretrial Rate

The average jail count for Polk is 28 incarcerations in a day. The numbers have increased during the last 10 years, when there were on average 25 imprisonments a day.

Polk County Incarceration Rates

Year Jail Rate
2005 211
2006 209
2007 211
2008 211
2009 213
2010 218
2011 223
2012 230
2013 233
2014 233
2015 233

Pretrial vs. Admit Rates Timeline

Year Admit Rate Pretrial Rate
2005 3,075 168
2006 3,364 165
2007 3,709 166
2008 4,026 165
2009 4,366 165
2010 4,764 168
2011 5,152 170
2012 5,610 174
2013 5,987 175
2014 5,987 175
2015 5,987 175

The Average Number of Incarcerations per Day

Year Jail Count
2005 25
2006 25
2007 26
2008 26
2009 27
2010 27
2011 27
2012 28
2013 28
2014 28
2015 28