Search Lincoln County, WV Inmate Records

Lincoln County, WV jails hold prisoners after an arrest or people who have been transferred to the county from a detention center. Lincoln County holds 0 jails with a total of 13,637 inmates. These correctional facilities have private cells for extremely violent criminals or controversial suspects. Lincoln County jails are subject to health and medical restrictions and have to provide medical care to all its inmates.

Lincoln County Quick Facts

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Lincoln County Population Total
7,361 / 63 / 5
Female Population, Rate & Count
7,441 / 526 / 39
Male Population, Rate & Count
$35,487
Median Income
5,118.1
Arrest Rate
373.1
Local Jail Rate
51
Local Jail Count (the average # of people in jail for one day)
51
Population Total Confined
207
Pretrial Rate
4,275
Admit Rate
579
Admit Count
13,637
Yearly Prisoner Count

County Crimes by Type

The Timeline of the County Crime Trends

201220132014
Violent Crime Total16157
Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter000
Revised Rape000
Legacy Rape000
Robbery002
Aggravated Assault16155
Property Crime Total263111
Burglary1115
Larceny Theft24206
Motor Vehicle Theft100
Arson000

Lincoln County Jail Demographics

The county has 21,370 people confined with a jail population density of 31 prisoners per jail. When breaking down the population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners, being 6,785 women and 6,852 men.

A Timeline of Yearly Data Pop Total from 2005-2015

Year Total Population
2005 22,160
2006 22,064
2007 21,953
2008 21,881
2009 21,794
2010 21,669
2011 21,606
2012 21,638
2013 21,520
2014 21,561
2015 21,370

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

Year Male Population Female Population
2005 7,441 7,361
2006 7,366 7,350
2007 7,295 7,265
2008 7,233 7,261
2009 7,194 7,247
2010 7,178 7,224
2011 7,090 7,117
2012 7,049 7,077
2013 6,925 7,020
2014 6,860 6,952
2015 6,852 6,785

A Timeline of Lincoln County Incarceration by Gender

Year Male Rate Female Rate
2005 526 63
2006 509 70
2007 486 70
2008 571 95
2009 597 85
2010 486 169
2011 546 130
2012 688 114
2013 628 123
2014 564 132
2015 601 140

Lincoln County Prison Records by Race & Ethnicity

62.57 %
White
0.28 %
Black
0.37 %
Latino
0.11 %
Asian

County Jail Statistics

The county has an arrest rate of 5,118 and a local jail rate of 373 inmates per year and a pretrial rate of 207 pre trials per 100,000 residents aged from 15 to 64. The jail admit rate for the area equals 4,275, which is higher compared to the statistics of 2005 - 3,632 incarcerations a year.

Local Jail, Pretrial and Admit Rates

4,275
Admit Rate
373
Local Jail Rate
207
Pretrial Rate

The average jail count for Lincoln is 51 incarcerations in a day. The numbers have increased during the last 10 years, when there were on average 42 imprisonments a day.

Lincoln County Incarceration Rates

Year Jail Rate
2005 284
2006 301
2007 299
2008 293
2009 327
2010 329
2011 346
2012 377
2013 369
2014 362
2015 373

Pretrial vs. Admit Rates Timeline

Year Admit Rate Pretrial Rate
2005 3,632 118
2006 3,432 193
2007 3,948 110
2008 3,752 126
2009 3,260 145
2010 3,741 131
2011 4,292 147
2012 3,835 185
2013 3,936 190
2014 4,049 196
2015 4,275 207

The Average Number of Incarcerations per Day

Year Jail Count
2005 42
2006 44
2007 44
2008 42
2009 47
2010 47
2011 49
2012 53
2013 51
2014 50
2015 51