Search Lancaster County, SC Inmate Records
Lancaster County, SC jails hold prisoners after an arrest or people who have been transferred to the county from a detention center. Lancaster County holds 2 jails with a total of 53,059 inmates. These correctional facilities have private cells for extremely violent criminals or controversial suspects. Lancaster County jails are subject to health and medical restrictions and have to provide medical care to all its inmates.
Lancaster County Quick Facts
125
Lancaster County Population Total
21,453 / 98 / 21
Female Population, Rate & Count
21,969 / 651 / 143
Male Population, Rate & Count
124
Local Jail Count (the average # of people in jail for one
day)
125
Population Total Confined
53,059
Yearly Prisoner Count
County Crimes by Type
Lancaster County is well known for its Property Crime Totals, it has a share of 43.46% of all the crimes committed in the county - 1,715 Property Crime Total cases. Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter is the least trendy crime of the area with only 0.13% out of all the crimes in Lancaster County.
Crimes % in 2016 - TOTAL ALL AGENCIES
0.13
%
Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter
4.94
%
Aggravated Assault
1.88
%
Motor Vehicle Theft
The Timeline of the County Crime Trends
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
---|
Violent Crime Total | 237 | 228 | 206 | 269 | 202 | 273 | 230 | 245 | 283 | 300 | 275 |
Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
Revised Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 35 | 26 |
Legacy Rape | 27 | 28 | 20 | 27 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Robbery | 32 | 40 | 46 | 32 | 38 | 51 | 36 | 45 | 31 | 38 | 34 |
Aggravated Assault | 176 | 158 | 137 | 208 | 147 | 202 | 170 | 172 | 228 | 226 | 210 |
Property Crime Total | 1,708 | 1,695 | 1,934 | 2,064 | 1,834 | 2,064 | 1,992 | 2,497 | 2,165 | 1,998 | 1,935 |
Burglary | 472 | 433 | 590 | 751 | 661 | 639 | 591 | 764 | 656 | 509 | 569 |
Larceny Theft | 1,140 | 1,179 | 1,229 | 1,168 | 1,076 | 1,301 | 1,298 | 1,637 | 1,425 | 1,396 | 1,282 |
Motor Vehicle Theft | 96 | 83 | 115 | 145 | 97 | 124 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 93 | 84 |
Arson | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 12 |
Lancaster County Jail Demographics
The county has 86,026 people confined with a jail population density of 97 prisoners per jail. When breaking down the population by gender, females are a majority compared to male prisoners, being 26,980 women and 26,079 men.
A Timeline of Yearly Data Pop Total from 2005-2015
Year |
Total Population |
2005 |
65,875 |
2006 |
66,992 |
2007 |
69,504 |
2008 |
72,733 |
2009 |
75,394 |
2010 |
76,945 |
2011 |
77,758 |
2012 |
79,193 |
2013 |
80,520 |
2014 |
83,160 |
2015 |
86,026 |
A Timeline of Yearly Female/Male Incarceration for the Years 2005-2015
Year |
Male Population |
Female Population |
2005 |
21,969 |
21,453 |
2006 |
22,243 |
21,791 |
2007 |
23,051 |
22,564 |
2008 |
24,057 |
23,655 |
2009 |
24,790 |
24,542 |
2010 |
25,103 |
25,105 |
2011 |
25,226 |
25,132 |
2012 |
25,279 |
25,293 |
2013 |
25,501 |
25,588 |
2014 |
26,103 |
26,244 |
2015 |
26,079 |
26,980 |
A Timeline of Lancaster County Incarceration by Gender
Year |
Male Rate |
Female Rate |
2005 |
651 |
98 |
2006 |
629 |
55 |
2007 |
612 |
66 |
2008 |
549 |
76 |
2009 |
492 |
81 |
2010 |
530 |
64 |
2011 |
345 |
40 |
2012 |
550 |
40 |
2013 |
412 |
51 |
2014 |
483 |
57 |
2015 |
483 |
57 |
Lancaster County Prison Records by Race & Ethnicity
County Jail Statistics
The county has an arrest rate of 4,088 and a local jail rate of 237 inmates per year and a pretrial rate of 187 pre trials per 100,000 residents aged from 15 to 64. The jail admit rate for the area equals 6,674, which is lower compared to the statistics of 2005 - 10,567 incarcerations a year.
Local Jail, Pretrial and Admit Rates
The average jail count for Lancaster is 124 incarcerations in a day. The numbers have increased during the last 10 years, when there were on average 118 imprisonments a day.
Lancaster County Incarceration Rates
Year |
Jail Rate |
2005 |
272 |
2006 |
286 |
2007 |
343 |
2008 |
310 |
2009 |
367 |
2010 |
301 |
2011 |
264 |
2012 |
253 |
2013 |
243 |
2014 |
237 |
2015 |
237 |
Pretrial vs. Admit Rates Timeline
Year |
Admit Rate |
Pretrial Rate |
2005 |
10,567 |
214 |
2006 |
8,289 |
191 |
2007 |
9,145 |
178 |
2008 |
8,197 |
161 |
2009 |
6,870 |
205 |
2010 |
5,712 |
203 |
2011 |
5,488 |
131 |
2012 |
6,702 |
204 |
2013 |
6,589 |
186 |
2014 |
6,674 |
187 |
2015 |
6,674 |
187 |
The Average Number of Incarcerations per Day
Year |
Jail Count |
2005 |
118 |
2006 |
126 |
2007 |
156 |
2008 |
148 |
2009 |
181 |
2010 |
151 |
2011 |
133 |
2012 |
128 |
2013 |
124 |
2014 |
124 |
2015 |
124 |