Search Lewis County, WV Inmate Records

Lewis County, WV jails hold prisoners after an arrest or people who have been transferred to the county from a detention center. Lewis County holds 0 jails with a total of 10,362 inmates. These correctional facilities have private cells for extremely violent criminals or controversial suspects. Lewis County jails are subject to health and medical restrictions and have to provide medical care to all its inmates.

Lewis County Quick Facts

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Lewis County Population Total
5,416 / 61 / 3
Female Population, Rate & Count
5,389 / 748 / 4
Male Population, Rate & Count
$36,199
Median Income
1,663.0
Arrest Rate
512.3
Local Jail Rate
53
Local Jail Count (the average # of people in jail for one day)
54
Population Total Confined
290
Pretrial Rate
5,223
Admit Rate
541
Admit Count
10,362
Yearly Prisoner Count

County Crimes by Type

Lewis County is well known for its Property Crime Totals, it has a share of 49.14% of all the crimes committed in the county - 57 Property Crime Total cases. Violent Crime Total is the least trendy crime of the area with only 0.00% out of all the crimes in Lewis County.

Crimes % in 2016 - TOTAL ALL AGENCIES

49.14 %
Property Crime
11.21 %
Burglary
37.93 %
Larceny Theft
1.72 %
Arson

The Timeline of the County Crime Trends

2005200620072008200920102011201220132014
Violent Crime Total59386115310
Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter0000020000
Revised Rape0000000010
Legacy Rape0000000000
Robbery1001100000
Aggravated Assault4937595300
Property Crime Total3334291813123306577
Burglary768153252213
Larceny Theft22261914881254264
Motor Vehicle Theft4223010010
Arson1001000001

Lewis County Jail Demographics

The county has 16,447 people confined with a jail population density of 27 prisoners per jail. When breaking down the population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners, being 5,127 women and 5,235 men.

A Timeline of Yearly Data Pop Total from 2005-2015

Year Total Population
2005 16,593
2006 16,445
2007 16,360
2008 16,422
2009 16,422
2010 16,387
2011 16,380
2012 16,426
2013 16,455
2014 16,414
2015 16,447

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

Year Male Population Female Population
2005 5,389 5,416
2006 5,354 5,401
2007 5,324 5,381
2008 5,345 5,377
2009 5,368 5,374
2010 5,347 5,345
2011 5,363 5,306
2012 5,311 5,252
2013 5,285 5,220
2014 5,230 5,168
2015 5,235 5,127

A Timeline of Lewis County Incarceration by Gender

Year Male Rate Female Rate
2005 748 61
2006 700 95
2007 715 64
2008 702 65
2009 657 119
2010 849 105
2011 798 140
2012 850 151
2013 795 198
2014 737 245
2015 786 193

Lewis County Prison Records by Race & Ethnicity

61.25 %
White
0.54 %
Black
0.71 %
Latino
0.16 %
Asian

County Jail Statistics

The county has an arrest rate of 1,663 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 Lewis is 53 incarcerations in a day. The numbers have increased during the last 10 years, when there were on average 42 imprisonments a day.

Lewis 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 42
2006 38
2007 38
2008 37
2009 40
2010 41
2011 47
2012 47
2013 47
2014 47
2015 53