Search Meigs County, TN Inmate Records
Meigs County, TN jails hold prisoners after an arrest or people who have been transferred to the county from a detention center. Meigs County holds 1 jails with a total of 7,498 inmates. These correctional facilities have private cells for extremely violent criminals or controversial suspects. Meigs County jails are subject to health and medical restrictions and have to provide medical care to all its inmates.
Meigs County Quick Facts
69
Meigs County Population Total
3,776 / 95 / 4
Female Population, Rate & Count
3,838 / 957 / 37
Male Population, Rate & Count
69
Local Jail Count (the average # of people in jail for one
day)
69
Population Total Confined
7,498
Yearly Prisoner Count
County Crimes by Type
Meigs County is well known for its Property Crime Totals, it has a share of 43.45% of all the crimes committed in the county - 272 Property Crime Total cases. Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter is the least trendy crime of the area with only 0.16% out of all the crimes in Meigs County.
Crimes % in 2016 - TOTAL ALL AGENCIES
0.16
%
Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter
5.59
%
Aggravated Assault
6.39
%
Motor Vehicle Theft
The Timeline of the County Crime Trends
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|
| Violent Crime Total | 34 | 35 | 42 | 37 | 53 | 41 | 45 | 44 | 37 | 52 |
| Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Revised Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| Legacy Rape | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 27 | 33 | 37 | 32 | 49 | 35 | 41 | 38 | 30 | 45 |
| Property Crime Total | 223 | 311 | 312 | 312 | 310 | 285 | 289 | 268 | 266 | 257 |
| Burglary | 86 | 95 | 118 | 89 | 120 | 89 | 104 | 85 | 82 | 72 |
| Larceny Theft | 113 | 173 | 160 | 180 | 154 | 165 | 141 | 146 | 156 | 152 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 24 | 43 | 34 | 43 | 36 | 31 | 44 | 37 | 28 | 33 |
| Arson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Meigs County Jail Demographics
The county has 11,872 people confined with a jail population density of 38 prisoners per jail. When breaking down the population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners, being 3,737 women and 3,761 men.
A Timeline of Yearly Data Pop Total from 2005-2015
| Year |
Total Population |
| 2005 |
11,241 |
| 2006 |
11,346 |
| 2007 |
11,436 |
| 2008 |
11,606 |
| 2009 |
11,753 |
| 2010 |
11,778 |
| 2011 |
11,664 |
| 2012 |
11,678 |
| 2013 |
11,650 |
| 2014 |
11,701 |
| 2015 |
11,872 |
A Timeline of Yearly Female/Male Incarceration for the Years 2005-2015
| Year |
Male Population |
Female Population |
| 2005 |
3,838 |
3,776 |
| 2006 |
3,852 |
3,817 |
| 2007 |
3,888 |
3,808 |
| 2008 |
3,911 |
3,835 |
| 2009 |
3,915 |
3,849 |
| 2010 |
3,895 |
3,864 |
| 2011 |
3,829 |
3,821 |
| 2012 |
3,793 |
3,750 |
| 2013 |
3,807 |
3,704 |
| 2014 |
3,759 |
3,696 |
| 2015 |
3,761 |
3,737 |
A Timeline of Meigs County Incarceration by Gender
| Year |
Male Rate |
Female Rate |
| 2005 |
957 |
95 |
| 2006 |
961 |
105 |
| 2007 |
959 |
116 |
| 2008 |
961 |
127 |
| 2009 |
967 |
137 |
| 2010 |
979 |
148 |
| 2011 |
1,004 |
161 |
| 2012 |
1,021 |
175 |
| 2013 |
1,024 |
189 |
| 2014 |
1,024 |
189 |
| 2015 |
1,024 |
189 |
Meigs County Prison Records by Race & Ethnicity
County Jail Statistics
The county has an arrest rate of 5,459 and a local jail rate of 919 inmates per year and a pretrial rate of 333 pre trials per 100,000 residents aged from 15 to 64. The jail admit rate for the area equals 11,144, which is higher compared to the statistics of 2005 - 9,407 incarcerations a year.
Local Jail, Pretrial and Admit Rates
The average jail count for Meigs is 69 incarcerations in a day. The numbers have increased during the last 10 years, when there were on average 48 imprisonments a day.
Meigs County Incarceration Rates
| Year |
Jail Rate |
| 2005 |
636 |
| 2006 |
665 |
| 2007 |
696 |
| 2008 |
725 |
| 2009 |
756 |
| 2010 |
790 |
| 2011 |
835 |
| 2012 |
881 |
| 2013 |
919 |
| 2014 |
919 |
| 2015 |
919 |
Pretrial vs. Admit Rates Timeline
| Year |
Admit Rate |
Pretrial Rate |
| 2005 |
9,407 |
246 |
| 2006 |
9,537 |
254 |
| 2007 |
9,699 |
264 |
| 2008 |
9,831 |
272 |
| 2009 |
10,003 |
282 |
| 2010 |
10,204 |
292 |
| 2011 |
10,547 |
306 |
| 2012 |
10,896 |
321 |
| 2013 |
11,144 |
333 |
| 2014 |
11,144 |
333 |
| 2015 |
11,144 |
333 |
The Average Number of Incarcerations per Day
| Year |
Jail Count |
| 2005 |
48 |
| 2006 |
51 |
| 2007 |
54 |
| 2008 |
56 |
| 2009 |
59 |
| 2010 |
61 |
| 2011 |
64 |
| 2012 |
66 |
| 2013 |
69 |
| 2014 |
69 |
| 2015 |
69 |
