Search Cape May County, NJ Inmate Records

Cape May County, NJ jails hold prisoners after an arrest or people who have been transferred to the county from a detention center. Cape May County holds 2 jails with a total of 58,186 inmates. These correctional facilities have private cells for extremely violent criminals or controversial suspects. Cape May County jails are subject to health and medical restrictions and have to provide medical care to all its inmates.

Cape May County Quick Facts

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Cape May County Population Total
31,942 / 75 / 24
Female Population, Rate & Count
31,091 / 708 / 22
Male Population, Rate & Count
$56,494
Median Income
8,667.3
Arrest Rate
435.6
Local Jail Rate
252
Local Jail Count (the average # of people in jail for one day)
252
Population Total Confined
372
Pretrial Rate
5,079
Admit Rate
2,938
Admit Count
58,186
Yearly Prisoner Count

County Crimes by Type

Cape May County is well known for its Property Crime Totals, it has a share of 50.00% of all the crimes committed in the county - 2 Property Crime Total cases. Violent Crime Total is the least trendy crime of the area with only 0.00% out of all the crimes in Cape May County.

Crimes % in 2016 - TOTAL ALL AGENCIES

50.00 %
Property Crime
50.00 %
Larceny Theft

The Timeline of the County Crime Trends

2009201020112012201320142015
Violent Crime Total0000025
Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter0000000
Revised Rape0000000
Legacy Rape0000000
Robbery0000000
Aggravated Assault0000025
Property Crime Total0000010
Burglary0000000
Larceny Theft0000010
Motor Vehicle Theft0000000
Arson0000000

Cape May County Jail Demographics

The county has 94,843 people confined with a jail population density of 230 prisoners per jail. When breaking down the population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners, being 28,848 women and 29,338 men.

A Timeline of Yearly Data Pop Total from 2005-2015

Year Total Population
2005 99,269
2006 98,695
2007 97,686
2008 97,550
2009 97,238
2010 97,278
2011 96,562
2012 96,398
2013 95,849
2014 95,344
2015 94,843

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

Year Male Population Female Population
2005 31,091 31,942
2006 31,089 31,732
2007 30,853 31,411
2008 30,894 31,203
2009 30,718 30,975
2010 30,768 30,953
2011 30,454 30,643
2012 30,132 30,165
2013 29,673 29,748
2014 29,282 29,328
2015 29,338 28,848

A Timeline of Cape May County Incarceration by Gender

Year Male Rate Female Rate
2005 708 75
2006 700 80
2007 697 86
2008 688 91
2009 684 97
2010 674 102
2011 673 108
2012 672 114
2013 674 121
2014 680 119
2015 675 118

Cape May County Prison Records by Race & Ethnicity

52.23 %
White
3.15 %
Black
4.68 %
Latino
0.14 %
Asian

County Jail Statistics

The county has an arrest rate of 8,667 and a local jail rate of 436 inmates per year and a pretrial rate of 372 pre trials per 100,000 residents aged from 15 to 64. The jail admit rate for the area equals 5,079, which is higher compared to the statistics of 2005 - 2,068 incarcerations a year.

Local Jail, Pretrial and Admit Rates

5,079
Admit Rate
436
Local Jail Rate
372
Pretrial Rate

The average jail count for Cape May is 252 incarcerations in a day. The numbers have increased during the last 10 years, when there were on average 248 imprisonments a day.

Cape May County Incarceration Rates

Year Jail Rate
2005 393
2006 394
2007 397
2008 398
2009 400
2010 399
2011 402
2012 407
2013 412
2014 424
2015 436

Pretrial vs. Admit Rates Timeline

Year Admit Rate Pretrial Rate
2005 2,068 270
2006 2,494 264
2007 2,939 259
2008 3,370 253
2009 3,819 247
2010 4,243 240
2011 4,717 235
2012 5,216 231
2013 5,735 227
2014 5,414 299
2015 5,079 372

The Average Number of Incarcerations per Day

Year Jail Count
2005 248
2006 248
2007 247
2008 247
2009 247
2010 246
2011 246
2012 245
2013 245
2014 249
2015 252