Search Clay County, WV Inmate Records

Clay County, WV jails hold prisoners after an arrest or people who have been transferred to the county from a detention center. Clay County holds 0 jails with a total of 5,532 inmates. These correctional facilities have private cells for extremely violent criminals or controversial suspects. Clay County jails are subject to health and medical restrictions and have to provide medical care to all its inmates.

Clay County Quick Facts

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Clay County Population Total
3,227 / 62 / 2
Female Population, Rate & Count
3,275 / 741 / 24
Male Population, Rate & Count
$31,613
Median Income
4,392.4
Arrest Rate
512.3
Local Jail Rate
28
Local Jail Count (the average # of people in jail for one day)
29
Population Total Confined
290
Pretrial Rate
5,223
Admit Rate
288
Admit Count
5,532
Yearly Prisoner Count

County Crimes by Type

The Timeline of the County Crime Trends

Violent Crime Total
Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter
Revised Rape
Legacy Rape
Robbery
Aggravated Assault
Property Crime Total
Burglary
Larceny Theft
Motor Vehicle Theft
Arson

Clay County Jail Demographics

The county has 8,905 people confined with a jail population density of 16 prisoners per jail. When breaking down the population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners, being 2,757 women and 2,775 men.

A Timeline of Yearly Data Pop Total from 2005-2015

Year Total Population
2005 9,852
2006 9,695
2007 9,696
2008 9,603
2009 9,505
2010 9,359
2011 9,378
2012 9,251
2013 9,202
2014 8,941
2015 8,905

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

Year Male Population Female Population
2005 3,275 3,227
2006 3,204 3,197
2007 3,137 3,210
2008 3,117 3,139
2009 3,097 3,068
2010 3,067 3,008
2011 3,020 2,984
2012 2,947 2,913
2013 2,892 2,871
2014 2,756 2,771
2015 2,775 2,757

A Timeline of Clay County Incarceration by Gender

Year Male Rate Female Rate
2005 741 62
2006 696 95
2007 719 64
2008 703 65
2009 654 119
2010 841 106
2011 798 140
2012 850 151
2013 797 197
2014 743 243
2015 788 191

Clay County Prison Records by Race & Ethnicity

60.99 %
White
0.26 %
Black
0.30 %
Latino
0.19 %
Asian

County Jail Statistics

The county has an arrest rate of 4,392 and a local jail rate of 512 inmates per year and a pretrial rate of 290 pre trials per 100,000 residents aged from 15 to 64. The jail admit rate for the area equals 5,223, which is higher compared to the statistics of 2005 - 2,916 incarcerations a year.

Local Jail, Pretrial and Admit Rates

5,223
Admit Rate
512
Local Jail Rate
290
Pretrial Rate

The average jail count for Clay is 28 incarcerations in a day. The numbers have increased during the last 10 years, when there were on average 25 imprisonments a day.

Clay County Incarceration Rates

Year Jail Rate
2005 384
2006 354
2007 357
2008 345
2009 370
2010 384
2011 443
2012 446
2013 450
2014 452
2015 512

Pretrial vs. Admit Rates Timeline

Year Admit Rate Pretrial Rate
2005 2,916 208
2006 10,793 208
2007 18,758 191
2008 3,387 127
2009 4,134 163
2010 5,905 207
2011 3,859 216
2012 4,368 231
2013 4,972 283
2014 5,586 336
2015 5,223 290

The Average Number of Incarcerations per Day

Year Jail Count
2005 25
2006 23
2007 23
2008 22
2009 23
2010 23
2011 27
2012 26
2013 26
2014 25
2015 28