Search Hidalgo County, TX Inmate Records
Hidalgo County, TX jails hold prisoners after an arrest or people who have been transferred to the county from a detention center. Hidalgo County holds 7 jails with a total of 510,100 inmates. These correctional facilities have private cells for extremely violent criminals or controversial suspects. Hidalgo County jails are subject to health and medical restrictions and have to provide medical care to all its inmates.
Hidalgo County Quick Facts
1,100
Hidalgo County Population Total
212,810 / 32 / 68
Female Population, Rate & Count
198,313 / 514 / 1,019
Male Population, Rate & Count
1,094
Local Jail Count (the average # of people in jail for one
day)
1,100
Population Total Confined
510,100
Yearly Prisoner Count
County Crimes by Type
Hidalgo County is well known for its Property Crime Totals, it has a share of 44.15% of all the crimes committed in the county - 4,528 Property Crime Total cases. Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter is the least trendy crime of the area with only 0.10% out of all the crimes in Hidalgo County.
Crimes % in 2016 - TOTAL ALL AGENCIES
0.10
%
Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter
3.05
%
Aggravated Assault
2.91
%
Motor Vehicle Theft
The Timeline of the County Crime Trends
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|
| Violent Crime Total | 1,293 | 1,067 | 833 | 887 | 1,085 | 640 | 525 | 526 | 437 | 555 | 684 |
| Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter | 16 | 15 | 14 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 17 |
| Revised Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 122 |
| Legacy Rape | 111 | 88 | 64 | 72 | 81 | 77 | 66 | 65 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 138 | 167 | 150 | 181 | 203 | 156 | 116 | 138 | 126 | 134 | 129 |
| Aggravated Assault | 1,028 | 797 | 605 | 610 | 778 | 393 | 323 | 301 | 245 | 277 | 416 |
| Property Crime Total | 6,593 | 6,093 | 6,598 | 7,055 | 7,287 | 7,208 | 6,688 | 6,273 | 5,730 | 4,923 | 4,519 |
| Burglary | 2,416 | 2,124 | 2,332 | 2,678 | 2,798 | 2,835 | 2,498 | 2,435 | 2,321 | 1,862 | 1,517 |
| Larceny Theft | 3,822 | 3,505 | 3,657 | 3,731 | 3,956 | 3,876 | 3,779 | 3,556 | 3,109 | 2,776 | 2,699 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 355 | 464 | 609 | 646 | 533 | 497 | 411 | 282 | 300 | 285 | 303 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 149 | 156 | 161 | 191 | 188 | 89 | 33 | 24 | 28 |
Hidalgo County Jail Demographics
The county has 839,314 people confined with a jail population density of 327 prisoners per jail. When breaking down the population by gender, females are a majority compared to male prisoners, being 263,934 women and 246,166 men.
A Timeline of Yearly Data Pop Total from 2005-2015
| Year |
Total Population |
| 2005 |
674,982 |
| 2006 |
695,352 |
| 2007 |
715,264 |
| 2008 |
736,694 |
| 2009 |
757,468 |
| 2010 |
779,194 |
| 2011 |
795,303 |
| 2012 |
807,725 |
| 2013 |
818,942 |
| 2014 |
831,073 |
| 2015 |
839,314 |
A Timeline of Yearly Female/Male Incarceration for the Years 2005-2015
| Year |
Male Population |
Female Population |
| 2005 |
198,313 |
212,810 |
| 2006 |
204,795 |
219,724 |
| 2007 |
211,185 |
226,759 |
| 2008 |
218,022 |
233,867 |
| 2009 |
224,391 |
241,123 |
| 2010 |
231,464 |
248,438 |
| 2011 |
236,535 |
253,235 |
| 2012 |
240,083 |
256,678 |
| 2013 |
243,353 |
259,185 |
| 2014 |
247,307 |
262,216 |
| 2015 |
246,166 |
263,934 |
A Timeline of Hidalgo County Incarceration by Gender
| Year |
Male Rate |
Female Rate |
| 2005 |
514 |
32 |
| 2006 |
464 |
37 |
| 2007 |
491 |
31 |
| 2008 |
471 |
39 |
| 2009 |
451 |
29 |
| 2010 |
456 |
36 |
| 2011 |
408 |
30 |
| 2012 |
403 |
36 |
| 2013 |
400 |
43 |
| 2014 |
385 |
38 |
| 2015 |
378 |
33 |
Hidalgo County Prison Records by Race & Ethnicity
County Jail Statistics
The county has an arrest rate of 4,537 and a local jail rate of 213 inmates per year and a pretrial rate of 178 pre trials per 100,000 residents aged from 15 to 64. The jail admit rate for the area equals 3,815, which is higher compared to the statistics of 2005 - 2,663 incarcerations a year.
Local Jail, Pretrial and Admit Rates
The average jail count for Hidalgo is 1,094 incarcerations in a day. The numbers have increased during the last 10 years, when there were on average 1,070 imprisonments a day.
Hidalgo County Incarceration Rates
| Year |
Jail Rate |
| 2005 |
260 |
| 2006 |
243 |
| 2007 |
260 |
| 2008 |
244 |
| 2009 |
228 |
| 2010 |
232 |
| 2011 |
261 |
| 2012 |
236 |
| 2013 |
217 |
| 2014 |
216 |
| 2015 |
213 |
Pretrial vs. Admit Rates Timeline
| Year |
Admit Rate |
Pretrial Rate |
| 2005 |
2,663 |
213 |
| 2006 |
4,815 |
204 |
| 2007 |
4,965 |
203 |
| 2008 |
5,493 |
214 |
| 2009 |
4,643 |
206 |
| 2010 |
3,835 |
199 |
| 2011 |
4,727 |
161 |
| 2012 |
4,010 |
194 |
| 2013 |
3,972 |
151 |
| 2014 |
4,267 |
206 |
| 2015 |
3,815 |
178 |
The Average Number of Incarcerations per Day
| Year |
Jail Count |
| 2005 |
1,070 |
| 2006 |
1,031 |
| 2007 |
1,138 |
| 2008 |
1,102 |
| 2009 |
1,063 |
| 2010 |
1,111 |
| 2011 |
1,276 |
| 2012 |
1,170 |
| 2013 |
1,091 |
| 2014 |
1,098 |
| 2015 |
1,094 |
