Search Portage County, WI Inmate Records
Portage County, WI jails hold prisoners after an arrest or people who have been transferred to the county from a detention center. Portage County holds 2 jails with a total of 48,700 inmates. These correctional facilities have private cells for extremely violent criminals or controversial suspects. Portage County jails are subject to health and medical restrictions and have to provide medical care to all its inmates.
Portage County Quick Facts
73
Portage County Population Total
23,666 / 38 / 9
Female Population, Rate & Count
24,426 / 303 / 74
Male Population, Rate & Count
71
Local Jail Count (the average # of people in jail for one
day)
73
Population Total Confined
48,700
Yearly Prisoner Count
County Crimes by Type
Portage County is well known for its Property Crime Totals, it has a share of 44.85% of all the crimes committed in the county - 135 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 Portage County.
Crimes % in 2016 - TOTAL ALL AGENCIES
0.00
%
Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter
3.32
%
Aggravated Assault
2.33
%
Motor Vehicle Theft
The Timeline of the County Crime Trends
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|
| Violent Crime Total | 14 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 30 | 23 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 19 |
| Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Revised Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Legacy Rape | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 7 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 18 |
| Property Crime Total | 377 | 387 | 348 | 364 | 330 | 278 | 305 | 223 | 230 | 191 | 172 |
| Burglary | 116 | 138 | 107 | 105 | 90 | 85 | 77 | 77 | 98 | 51 | 55 |
| Larceny Theft | 246 | 237 | 229 | 248 | 232 | 185 | 202 | 139 | 119 | 129 | 107 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
| Arson | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Portage County Jail Demographics
The county has 70,534 people confined with a jail population density of 61 prisoners per jail. When breaking down the population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners, being 23,856 women and 24,844 men.
A Timeline of Yearly Data Pop Total from 2005-2015
| Year |
Total Population |
| 2005 |
68,045 |
| 2006 |
68,481 |
| 2007 |
69,133 |
| 2008 |
69,641 |
| 2009 |
69,876 |
| 2010 |
69,977 |
| 2011 |
70,156 |
| 2012 |
70,481 |
| 2013 |
70,587 |
| 2014 |
70,482 |
| 2015 |
70,534 |
A Timeline of Yearly Female/Male Incarceration for the Years 2005-2015
| Year |
Male Population |
Female Population |
| 2005 |
24,426 |
23,666 |
| 2006 |
24,641 |
23,761 |
| 2007 |
24,806 |
23,911 |
| 2008 |
25,009 |
24,033 |
| 2009 |
24,946 |
24,158 |
| 2010 |
24,966 |
24,116 |
| 2011 |
24,985 |
24,169 |
| 2012 |
25,056 |
24,196 |
| 2013 |
25,011 |
24,155 |
| 2014 |
24,818 |
23,971 |
| 2015 |
24,844 |
23,856 |
A Timeline of Portage County Incarceration by Gender
| Year |
Male Rate |
Female Rate |
| 2005 |
303 |
38 |
| 2006 |
293 |
38 |
| 2007 |
283 |
38 |
| 2008 |
273 |
37 |
| 2009 |
267 |
37 |
| 2010 |
259 |
37 |
| 2011 |
251 |
37 |
| 2012 |
243 |
37 |
| 2013 |
236 |
37 |
| 2014 |
236 |
37 |
| 2015 |
236 |
37 |
Portage County Prison Records by Race & Ethnicity
County Jail Statistics
The county has an arrest rate of 4,227 and a local jail rate of 144 inmates per year and a pretrial rate of 63 pre trials per 100,000 residents aged from 15 to 64. The jail admit rate for the area equals 3,818, which is lower compared to the statistics of 2005 - 4,120 incarcerations a year.
Local Jail, Pretrial and Admit Rates
The average jail count for Portage is 71 incarcerations in a day. The numbers have decreased during the last 10 years, when there were on average 76 imprisonments a day.
Portage County Incarceration Rates
| Year |
Jail Rate |
| 2005 |
158 |
| 2006 |
156 |
| 2007 |
153 |
| 2008 |
151 |
| 2009 |
150 |
| 2010 |
148 |
| 2011 |
147 |
| 2012 |
145 |
| 2013 |
144 |
| 2014 |
144 |
| 2015 |
144 |
Pretrial vs. Admit Rates Timeline
| Year |
Admit Rate |
Pretrial Rate |
| 2005 |
4,120 |
81 |
| 2006 |
4,067 |
79 |
| 2007 |
4,014 |
76 |
| 2008 |
3,960 |
73 |
| 2009 |
3,929 |
71 |
| 2010 |
3,904 |
69 |
| 2011 |
3,872 |
67 |
| 2012 |
3,838 |
65 |
| 2013 |
3,818 |
63 |
| 2014 |
3,818 |
63 |
| 2015 |
3,818 |
63 |
The Average Number of Incarcerations per Day
| Year |
Jail Count |
| 2005 |
76 |
| 2006 |
75 |
| 2007 |
75 |
| 2008 |
74 |
| 2009 |
73 |
| 2010 |
73 |
| 2011 |
72 |
| 2012 |
72 |
| 2013 |
71 |
| 2014 |
71 |
| 2015 |
71 |
