Search Lea County, NM Inmate Records
Lea County, NM jails hold prisoners after an arrest or people who have been transferred to the county from a detention center. Lea County holds 2 jails with a total of 44,640 inmates. These correctional facilities have private cells for extremely violent criminals or controversial suspects. Lea County jails are subject to health and medical restrictions and have to provide medical care to all its inmates.
Lea County Quick Facts
411
Lea County Population Total
18,330 / 235 / 43
Female Population, Rate & Count
19,515 / 1,056 / 206
Male Population, Rate & Count
321
Local Jail Count (the average # of people in jail for one
day)
411
Population Total Confined
44,640
Yearly Prisoner Count
County Crimes by Type
Lea County is well known for its Property Crime Totals, it has a share of 47.58% of all the crimes committed in the county - 384 Property Crime Total cases. Revised Rape is the least trendy crime of the area with only 0.00% out of all the crimes in Lea County.
Crimes % in 2016 - TOTAL ALL AGENCIES
0.12
%
Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter
1.72
%
Aggravated Assault
4.19
%
Motor Vehicle Theft
The Timeline of the County Crime Trends
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|
| Violent Crime Total | 31 | 58 | 43 | 52 | 32 | 52 | 39 | 56 | 51 |
| Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Revised Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Legacy Rape | 10 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 7 |
| Robbery | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Aggravated Assault | 19 | 34 | 30 | 38 | 21 | 41 | 34 | 35 | 41 |
| Property Crime Total | 465 | 416 | 477 | 328 | 374 | 450 | 585 | 554 | 443 |
| Burglary | 135 | 162 | 163 | 130 | 136 | 139 | 151 | 148 | 100 |
| Larceny Theft | 300 | 230 | 274 | 169 | 213 | 288 | 392 | 367 | 297 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 30 | 24 | 40 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 42 | 39 | 46 |
| Arson | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Lea County Jail Demographics
The county has 70,848 people confined with a jail population density of 10 prisoners per jail. When breaking down the population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners, being 21,356 women and 23,284 men.
A Timeline of Yearly Data Pop Total from 2005-2015
| Year |
Total Population |
| 2005 |
58,331 |
| 2006 |
59,541 |
| 2007 |
61,058 |
| 2008 |
62,737 |
| 2009 |
64,483 |
| 2010 |
64,644 |
| 2011 |
65,103 |
| 2012 |
66,286 |
| 2013 |
68,347 |
| 2014 |
69,999 |
| 2015 |
70,848 |
A Timeline of Yearly Female/Male Incarceration for the Years 2005-2015
| Year |
Male Population |
Female Population |
| 2005 |
19,515 |
18,330 |
| 2006 |
19,955 |
18,617 |
| 2007 |
20,571 |
19,094 |
| 2008 |
20,982 |
19,591 |
| 2009 |
21,672 |
19,973 |
| 2010 |
21,642 |
19,937 |
| 2011 |
21,822 |
19,954 |
| 2012 |
22,203 |
20,225 |
| 2013 |
22,853 |
20,741 |
| 2014 |
23,454 |
21,134 |
| 2015 |
23,284 |
21,356 |
A Timeline of Lea County Incarceration by Gender
| Year |
Male Rate |
Female Rate |
| 2005 |
1,056 |
235 |
| 2006 |
1,133 |
241 |
| 2007 |
1,196 |
245 |
| 2008 |
1,268 |
248 |
| 2009 |
1,320 |
253 |
| 2010 |
1,414 |
263 |
| 2011 |
1,494 |
272 |
| 2012 |
1,558 |
278 |
| 2013 |
1,602 |
280 |
| 2014 |
1,602 |
280 |
| 2015 |
1,602 |
280 |
Lea County Prison Records by Race & Ethnicity
County Jail Statistics
The county has an arrest rate of 3,782 and a local jail rate of 736 inmates per year and a pretrial rate of 223 pre trials per 100,000 residents aged from 15 to 64. The jail admit rate for the area equals 17,512, which is lower compared to the statistics of 2005 - 22,596 incarcerations a year.
Local Jail, Pretrial and Admit Rates
The average jail count for Lea is 321 incarcerations in a day. The numbers have increased during the last 10 years, when there were on average 244 imprisonments a day.
Lea County Incarceration Rates
| Year |
Jail Rate |
| 2005 |
645 |
| 2006 |
658 |
| 2007 |
664 |
| 2008 |
673 |
| 2009 |
678 |
| 2010 |
703 |
| 2011 |
722 |
| 2012 |
734 |
| 2013 |
736 |
| 2014 |
736 |
| 2015 |
736 |
Pretrial vs. Admit Rates Timeline
| Year |
Admit Rate |
Pretrial Rate |
| 2005 |
22,596 |
328 |
| 2006 |
21,873 |
313 |
| 2007 |
20,981 |
296 |
| 2008 |
20,229 |
281 |
| 2009 |
19,433 |
265 |
| 2010 |
19,188 |
258 |
| 2011 |
18,823 |
248 |
| 2012 |
18,263 |
237 |
| 2013 |
17,512 |
223 |
| 2014 |
17,512 |
223 |
| 2015 |
17,512 |
223 |
The Average Number of Incarcerations per Day
| Year |
Jail Count |
| 2005 |
244 |
| 2006 |
254 |
| 2007 |
263 |
| 2008 |
273 |
| 2009 |
283 |
| 2010 |
292 |
| 2011 |
302 |
| 2012 |
311 |
| 2013 |
321 |
| 2014 |
321 |
| 2015 |
321 |
