Search Berkeley County, WV Inmate Records

Berkeley County, WV jails hold prisoners after an arrest or people who have been transferred to the county from a detention center. Berkeley County holds 2 jails with a total of 73,733 inmates. These correctional facilities have private cells for extremely violent criminals or controversial suspects. Berkeley County jails are subject to health and medical restrictions and have to provide medical care to all its inmates.

Berkeley County Quick Facts

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Berkeley County Population Total
31,260 / 62 / 19
Female Population, Rate & Count
31,320 / 747 / 234
Male Population, Rate & Count
$53,515
Median Income
5,178.1
Arrest Rate
311.8
Local Jail Rate
231
Local Jail Count (the average # of people in jail for one day)
243
Population Total Confined
167
Pretrial Rate
4,723
Admit Rate
3,501
Admit Count
73,733
Yearly Prisoner Count

County Crimes by Type

Berkeley County is well known for its Property Crime Totals, it has a share of 46.10% of all the crimes committed in the county - 952 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 Berkeley County.

Crimes % in 2016 - TOTAL ALL AGENCIES

3.78 %
Violent Crime
0.10 %
Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter
0.68 %
Revised Rape
0.77 %
Robbery
2.23 %
Aggravated Assault
46.10 %
Property Crime
12.01 %
Burglary
32.30 %
Larceny Theft
1.79 %
Motor Vehicle Theft
0.24 %
Arson

The Timeline of the County Crime Trends

2005200620072008200920102011201220142015
Violent Crime Total34588053666868817980
Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter2132024132
Revised Rape000000001510
Legacy Rape00101211131000
Robbery3171921151213231315
Aggravated Assault29405730394338474853
Property Crime Total1919311,2121,2081,1097578771,3229751,086
Burglary9216270351324220283363246251
Larceny Theft153634880792697477554905700792
Motor Vehicle Theft29816265886040542943
Arson16151215137856

Berkeley County Jail Demographics

The county has 111,635 people confined with a jail population density of 231 prisoners per jail. When breaking down the population by gender, females are a majority compared to male prisoners, being 37,406 women and 36,327 men.

A Timeline of Yearly Data Pop Total from 2005-2015

Year Total Population
2005 92,114
2006 96,318
2007 99,132
2008 101,629
2009 102,830
2010 104,659
2011 105,719
2012 107,062
2013 108,684
2014 110,497
2015 111,635

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

Year Male Population Female Population
2005 31,320 31,260
2006 32,709 32,656
2007 33,635 33,678
2008 34,359 34,341
2009 34,729 34,695
2010 35,309 35,430
2011 35,536 35,939
2012 35,688 36,247
2013 35,948 36,665
2014 36,358 37,191
2015 36,327 37,406

A Timeline of Berkeley County Incarceration by Gender

Year Male Rate Female Rate
2005 747 62
2006 583 79
2007 636 105
2008 628 76
2009 519 108
2010 599 84
2011 629 111
2012 759 83
2013 656 109
2014 552 135
2015 473 105

Berkeley County Prison Records by Race & Ethnicity

57.61 %
White
5.39 %
Black
2.44 %
Latino
0.18 %
Asian

County Jail Statistics

The county has an arrest rate of 5,178 and a local jail rate of 312 inmates per year and a pretrial rate of 167 pre trials per 100,000 residents aged from 15 to 64. The jail admit rate for the area equals 4,723, which is higher compared to the statistics of 2005 - 2,436 incarcerations a year.

Local Jail, Pretrial and Admit Rates

4,723
Admit Rate
312
Local Jail Rate
167
Pretrial Rate

The average jail count for Berkeley is 231 incarcerations in a day. The numbers have increased during the last 10 years, when there were on average 201 imprisonments a day.

Berkeley County Incarceration Rates

Year Jail Rate
2005 321
2006 339
2007 302
2008 299
2009 292
2010 270
2011 304
2012 338
2013 327
2014 316
2015 312

Pretrial vs. Admit Rates Timeline

Year Admit Rate Pretrial Rate
2005 2,436 115
2006 3,898 175
2007 5,765 318
2008 6,749 229
2009 4,675 242
2010 5,136 184
2011 5,175 267
2012 5,474 243
2013 5,159 218
2014 4,829 193
2015 4,723 167

The Average Number of Incarcerations per Day

Year Jail Count
2005 201
2006 221
2007 203
2008 205
2009 203
2010 191
2011 218
2012 243
2013 238
2014 232
2015 231