Search Benton County, WA Inmate Records

Benton County, WA jails hold prisoners after an arrest or people who have been transferred to the county from a detention center. Benton County holds 3 jails with a total of 120,869 inmates. These correctional facilities have private cells for extremely violent criminals or controversial suspects. Benton County jails are subject to health and medical restrictions and have to provide medical care to all its inmates.

Benton County Quick Facts

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Benton County Population Total
52,005 / 137 / 71
Female Population, Rate & Count
53,105 / 1,019 / 541
Male Population, Rate & Count
$60,485
Median Income
3,995.6
Arrest Rate
410.6
Local Jail Rate
500
Local Jail Count (the average # of people in jail for one day)
558
Population Total Confined
250
Pretrial Rate
10,849
Admit Rate
13,210
Admit Count
120,869
Yearly Prisoner Count

County Crimes by Type

Benton County is well known for its Property Crime Totals, it has a share of 43.98% of all the crimes committed in the county - 522 Property Crime Total cases. Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter is the least trendy crime of the area with only 0.08% out of all the crimes in Benton County.

Crimes % in 2016 - TOTAL ALL AGENCIES

5.73 %
Violent Crime
0.08 %
Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter
1.18 %
Revised Rape
0.51 %
Robbery
3.96 %
Aggravated Assault
43.98 %
Property Crime
14.49 %
Burglary
25.27 %
Larceny Theft
4.21 %
Motor Vehicle Theft
0.59 %
Arson

The Timeline of the County Crime Trends

20052006200720082009201020112012201320142015
Violent Crime Total5361596874586467534366
Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter31300100240
Revised Rape00000000576
Legacy Rape4679105108000
Robbery24156585445
Aggravated Assault4450485458474654422855
Property Crime Total808735647551531561645527490486406
Burglary211184226206192198231159153186111
Larceny Theft487495381310303316350332290259273
Motor Vehicle Theft11056403536476436474122
Arson86940064272

Benton County Jail Demographics

The county has 190,337 people confined with a jail population density of 72 prisoners per jail. When breaking down the population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners, being 60,324 women and 60,545 men.

A Timeline of Yearly Data Pop Total from 2005-2015

Year Total Population
2005 157,726
2006 159,564
2007 161,669
2008 166,573
2009 171,122
2010 176,456
2011 180,475
2012 182,396
2013 184,453
2014 186,486
2015 190,337

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

Year Male Population Female Population
2005 53,105 52,005
2006 53,280 52,602
2007 53,799 53,293
2008 55,294 54,698
2009 56,540 56,003
2010 58,399 57,587
2011 60,033 58,733
2012 60,172 58,982
2013 60,411 59,129
2014 60,815 59,331
2015 60,545 60,324

A Timeline of Benton County Incarceration by Gender

Year Male Rate Female Rate
2005 1,019 137
2006 1,089 125
2007 1,152 160
2008 1,118 183
2009 994 152
2010 993 139
2011 921 170
2012 730 137
2013 755 145
2014 798 179
2015 537 131

Benton County Prison Records by Race & Ethnicity

47.22 %
White
1.10 %
Black
12.79 %
Latino
0.57 %
Asian

County Jail Statistics

The county has an arrest rate of 3,996 and a local jail rate of 411 inmates per year and a pretrial rate of 250 pre trials per 100,000 residents aged from 15 to 64. The jail admit rate for the area equals 10,849, which is lower compared to the statistics of 2005 - 13,642 incarcerations a year.

Local Jail, Pretrial and Admit Rates

10,849
Admit Rate
411
Local Jail Rate
250
Pretrial Rate

The average jail count for Benton is 500 incarcerations in a day. The numbers have decreased during the last 10 years, when there were on average 552 imprisonments a day.

Benton County Incarceration Rates

Year Jail Rate
2005 525
2006 488
2007 525
2008 525
2009 534
2010 487
2011 543
2012 491
2013 407
2014 469
2015 411

Pretrial vs. Admit Rates Timeline

Year Admit Rate Pretrial Rate
2005 13,642 290
2006 11,228 304
2007 14,023 328
2008 13,748 303
2009 13,204 280
2010 12,588 256
2011 10,976 234
2012 4,376 218
2013 11,451 202
2014 12,152 227
2015 10,849 250

The Average Number of Incarcerations per Day

Year Jail Count
2005 552
2006 517
2007 562
2008 577
2009 601
2010 565
2011 645
2012 585
2013 487
2014 564
2015 500