Search Dorchester County, SC Inmate Records
Dorchester County, SC jails hold prisoners after an arrest or people who have been transferred to the county from a detention center. Dorchester County holds 4 jails with a total of 101,168 inmates. These correctional facilities have private cells for extremely violent criminals or controversial suspects. Dorchester County jails are subject to health and medical restrictions and have to provide medical care to all its inmates.
Dorchester County Quick Facts
187
Dorchester County Population Total
39,284 / 79 / 31
Female Population, Rate & Count
38,149 / 495 / 189
Male Population, Rate & Count
186
Local Jail Count (the average # of people in jail for one
day)
187
Population Total Confined
101,168
Yearly Prisoner Count
County Crimes by Type
The Timeline of the County Crime Trends
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
---|
Violent Crime Total | 429 | 445 | 433 | 434 | 370 | 372 | 345 | 296 | 321 | 368 |
Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
Revised Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 30 | 15 |
Legacy Rape | 26 | 29 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Robbery | 54 | 80 | 95 | 71 | 74 | 63 | 53 | 32 | 37 | 49 |
Aggravated Assault | 347 | 330 | 322 | 344 | 286 | 289 | 264 | 236 | 249 | 297 |
Property Crime Total | 2,551 | 2,321 | 2,276 | 2,424 | 2,536 | 2,413 | 2,074 | 2,018 | 2,003 | 1,939 |
Burglary | 618 | 634 | 711 | 765 | 833 | 771 | 582 | 579 | 534 | 530 |
Larceny Theft | 1,686 | 1,449 | 1,331 | 1,444 | 1,481 | 1,413 | 1,292 | 1,238 | 1,293 | 1,237 |
Motor Vehicle Theft | 247 | 238 | 234 | 215 | 222 | 229 | 200 | 201 | 176 | 172 |
Arson | 6 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Dorchester County Jail Demographics
The county has 152,536 people confined with a jail population density of 178 prisoners per jail. When breaking down the population by gender, females are a majority compared to male prisoners, being 52,246 women and 48,922 men.
A Timeline of Yearly Data Pop Total from 2005-2015
Year |
Total Population |
2005 |
113,235 |
2006 |
120,136 |
2007 |
126,324 |
2008 |
130,593 |
2009 |
133,560 |
2010 |
137,555 |
2011 |
140,081 |
2012 |
142,470 |
2013 |
145,287 |
2014 |
148,469 |
2015 |
152,536 |
A Timeline of Yearly Female/Male Incarceration for the Years 2005-2015
Year |
Male Population |
Female Population |
2005 |
38,149 |
39,284 |
2006 |
40,415 |
41,584 |
2007 |
42,277 |
43,772 |
2008 |
43,317 |
45,232 |
2009 |
44,053 |
46,402 |
2010 |
45,297 |
47,516 |
2011 |
46,263 |
48,583 |
2012 |
47,067 |
49,174 |
2013 |
48,049 |
50,000 |
2014 |
48,962 |
50,877 |
2015 |
48,922 |
52,246 |
A Timeline of Dorchester County Incarceration by Gender
Year |
Male Rate |
Female Rate |
2005 |
495 |
79 |
2006 |
492 |
51 |
2007 |
539 |
85 |
2008 |
543 |
46 |
2009 |
529 |
47 |
2010 |
459 |
51 |
2011 |
413 |
48 |
2012 |
370 |
47 |
2013 |
337 |
44 |
2014 |
382 |
63 |
2015 |
321 |
23 |
Dorchester County Prison Records by Race & Ethnicity
County Jail Statistics
The county has an arrest rate of 2,359 and a local jail rate of 182 inmates per year and a pretrial rate of 145 pre trials per 100,000 residents aged from 15 to 64. The jail admit rate for the area equals 2,058, which is lower compared to the statistics of 2005 - 2,626 incarcerations a year.
Local Jail, Pretrial and Admit Rates
The average jail count for Dorchester is 186 incarcerations in a day. The numbers have decreased during the last 10 years, when there were on average 243 imprisonments a day.
Dorchester County Incarceration Rates
Year |
Jail Rate |
2005 |
314 |
2006 |
288 |
2007 |
275 |
2008 |
265 |
2009 |
284 |
2010 |
268 |
2011 |
232 |
2012 |
193 |
2013 |
199 |
2014 |
193 |
2015 |
182 |
Pretrial vs. Admit Rates Timeline
Year |
Admit Rate |
Pretrial Rate |
2005 |
2,626 |
248 |
2006 |
11,510 |
268 |
2007 |
7,817 |
231 |
2008 |
10,128 |
209 |
2009 |
5,188 |
229 |
2010 |
8,090 |
189 |
2011 |
6,982 |
173 |
2012 |
6,556 |
163 |
2013 |
5,206 |
159 |
2014 |
5,432 |
181 |
2015 |
2,058 |
145 |
The Average Number of Incarcerations per Day
Year |
Jail Count |
2005 |
243 |
2006 |
236 |
2007 |
237 |
2008 |
234 |
2009 |
257 |
2010 |
249 |
2011 |
220 |
2012 |
186 |
2013 |
195 |
2014 |
193 |
2015 |
186 |