Search Polk County, TN Inmate Records

Polk County, TN jails hold prisoners after an arrest or people who have been transferred to the county from a detention center. Polk County holds 1 jails with a total of 10,678 inmates. These correctional facilities have private cells for extremely violent criminals or controversial suspects. Polk County jails are subject to health and medical restrictions and have to provide medical care to all its inmates.

Polk County Quick Facts

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Polk County Population Total
5,306 / 151 / 8
Female Population, Rate & Count
5,474 / 840 / 46
Male Population, Rate & Count
$39,074
Median Income
5,650.8
Arrest Rate
1,164.3
Local Jail Rate
125
Local Jail Count (the average # of people in jail for one day)
125
Population Total Confined
363
Pretrial Rate
9,314
Admit Rate
1,000
Admit Count
10,678
Yearly Prisoner Count

County Crimes by Type

Polk County is well known for its Property Crime Totals, it has a share of 45.91% of all the crimes committed in the county - 393 Property Crime Total cases. Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter is the least trendy crime of the area with only 0.00% out of all the crimes in Polk County.

Crimes % in 2016 - TOTAL ALL AGENCIES

3.97 %
Violent Crime
0.00 %
Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter
0.12 %
Revised Rape
0.12 %
Robbery
3.74 %
Aggravated Assault
45.91 %
Property Crime
16.12 %
Burglary
23.95 %
Larceny Theft
5.84 %
Motor Vehicle Theft
0.23 %
Arson

The Timeline of the County Crime Trends

200720082009201020112012201320142015
Violent Crime Total403935323745213032
Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter010004002
Revised Rape000000221
Legacy Rape110011000
Robbery312022212
Aggravated Assault363633323438172727
Property Crime Total289269307234350326299287246
Burglary75807256106108889467
Larceny Theft180153190156205179170164144
Motor Vehicle Theft343645223939412935
Arson162420002

Polk County Jail Demographics

The county has 16,744 people confined with a jail population density of 25 prisoners per jail. When breaking down the population by gender, females are a majority compared to male prisoners, being 5,345 women and 5,333 men.

A Timeline of Yearly Data Pop Total from 2005-2015

Year Total Population
2005 16,386
2006 16,539
2007 16,599
2008 16,759
2009 16,730
2010 16,823
2011 16,746
2012 16,613
2013 16,664
2014 16,730
2015 16,744

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

Year Male Population Female Population
2005 5,474 5,306
2006 5,461 5,393
2007 5,413 5,378
2008 5,447 5,425
2009 5,426 5,396
2010 5,443 5,444
2011 5,380 5,443
2012 5,285 5,383
2013 5,337 5,399
2014 5,353 5,363
2015 5,333 5,345

A Timeline of Polk County Incarceration by Gender

Year Male Rate Female Rate
2005 840 151
2006 957 197
2007 1,081 246
2008 1,189 293
2009 1,309 343
2010 1,419 388
2011 1,552 436
2012 1,698 490
2013 1,799 537
2014 1,799 537
2015 1,799 537

Polk County Prison Records by Race & Ethnicity

61.90 %
White
0.57 %
Black
1.08 %
Latino
0.35 %
Asian

County Jail Statistics

The county has an arrest rate of 5,651 and a local jail rate of 1,164 inmates per year and a pretrial rate of 363 pre trials per 100,000 residents aged from 15 to 64. The jail admit rate for the area equals 9,314, which is higher compared to the statistics of 2005 - 5,804 incarcerations a year.

Local Jail, Pretrial and Admit Rates

9,314
Admit Rate
1,164
Local Jail Rate
363
Pretrial Rate

The average jail count for Polk is 125 incarcerations in a day. The numbers have increased during the last 10 years, when there were on average 50 imprisonments a day.

Polk County Incarceration Rates

Year Jail Rate
2005 464
2006 547
2007 637
2008 719
2009 809
2010 890
2011 982
2012 1,084
2013 1,164
2014 1,164
2015 1,164

Pretrial vs. Admit Rates Timeline

Year Admit Rate Pretrial Rate
2005 5,804 241
2006 6,196 255
2007 6,666 271
2008 7,046 284
2009 7,511 300
2010 7,896 313
2011 8,375 330
2012 8,935 350
2013 9,314 363
2014 9,314 363
2015 9,314 363

The Average Number of Incarcerations per Day

Year Jail Count
2005 50
2006 59
2007 69
2008 78
2009 88
2010 97
2011 106
2012 116
2013 125
2014 125
2015 125