Search Polk County, WI Inmate Records

Polk County, WI jails hold prisoners after an arrest or people who have been transferred to the county from a detention center. Polk County holds 2 jails with a total of 27,565 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
14,032 / 64 / 9
Female Population, Rate & Count
14,630 / 629 / 92
Male Population, Rate & Count
$48,538
Median Income
3,023.6
Arrest Rate
284.2
Local Jail Rate
79
Local Jail Count (the average # of people in jail for one day)
79
Population Total Confined
216
Pretrial Rate
5,680
Admit Rate
1,579
Admit Count
27,565
Yearly Prisoner Count

County Crimes by Type

Polk County is well known for its Property Crime Totals, it has a share of 35.41% of all the crimes committed in the county - 233 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

14.89 %
Violent Crime
0.00 %
Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter
13.83 %
Aggravated Assault
35.04 %
Property Crime
7.97 %
Burglary
24.21 %
Larceny Theft
2.86 %
Motor Vehicle Theft
0.15 %
Arson

The Timeline of the County Crime Trends

2005200620072008201020112012201320142015
Violent Crime Total222081671028578788380
Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter0101001001
Revised Rape0000000000
Legacy Rape912141575109114
Robbery0110242210
Aggravated Assault1366651937665677175
Property Crime Total374344391393376366349282270289
Burglary17915815313799128122926674
Larceny Theft155162212223259207200172189184
Motor Vehicle Theft40242633183127181531
Arson4042210002

Polk County Jail Demographics

The county has 43,437 people confined with a jail population density of 30 prisoners per jail. When breaking down the population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners, being 13,472 women and 14,093 men.

A Timeline of Yearly Data Pop Total from 2005-2015

Year Total Population
2005 44,014
2006 44,367
2007 44,318
2008 44,331
2009 44,376
2010 44,154
2011 43,948
2012 43,525
2013 43,424
2014 43,437
2015 43,437

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

Year Male Population Female Population
2005 14,630 14,032
2006 14,800 14,203
2007 14,750 14,163
2008 14,761 14,149
2009 14,663 14,148
2010 14,585 14,058
2011 14,516 13,942
2012 14,250 13,761
2013 14,155 13,645
2014 14,104 13,560
2015 14,093 13,472

A Timeline of Polk County Incarceration by Gender

Year Male Rate Female Rate
2005 629 64
2006 604 65
2007 588 67
2008 570 69
2009 556 71
2010 541 73
2011 525 75
2012 517 78
2013 502 81
2014 502 81
2015 502 81

Polk County Prison Records by Race & Ethnicity

60.75 %
White
0.31 %
Black
1.15 %
Latino
0.73 %
Asian

County Jail Statistics

The county has an arrest rate of 3,024 and a local jail rate of 284 inmates per year and a pretrial rate of 216 pre trials per 100,000 residents aged from 15 to 64. The jail admit rate for the area equals 5,680, which is lower compared to the statistics of 2005 - 10,733 incarcerations a year.

Local Jail, Pretrial and Admit Rates

5,680
Admit Rate
284
Local Jail Rate
216
Pretrial Rate

The average jail count for Polk is 79 incarcerations in a day. The numbers have decreased during the last 10 years, when there were on average 112 imprisonments a day.

Polk County Incarceration Rates

Year Jail Rate
2005 391
2006 372
2007 359
2008 345
2009 331
2010 319
2011 307
2012 297
2013 284
2014 284
2015 284

Pretrial vs. Admit Rates Timeline

Year Admit Rate Pretrial Rate
2005 10,733 104
2006 9,962 116
2007 9,346 129
2008 8,699 142
2009 8,079 156
2010 7,473 170
2011 6,864 184
2012 6,305 201
2013 5,680 216
2014 5,680 216
2015 5,680 216

The Average Number of Incarcerations per Day

Year Jail Count
2005 112
2006 108
2007 104
2008 100
2009 96
2010 91
2011 87
2012 83
2013 79
2014 79
2015 79