Search Mcdowell County, WV Inmate Records
Mcdowell County, WV jails hold prisoners after an arrest or people who have been transferred to the county from a detention center. Mcdowell County holds 5 jails with a total of 12,902 inmates. These correctional facilities have private cells for extremely violent criminals or controversial suspects. Mcdowell County jails are subject to health and medical restrictions and have to provide medical care to all its inmates.
Mcdowell County Quick Facts
114
Mcdowell County Population Total
7,994
Female Population, Rate & Count
7,836 / 1,404 / 11
Male Population, Rate & Count
114
Local Jail Count (the average # of people in jail for one
day)
114
Population Total Confined
12,902
Yearly Prisoner Count
County Crimes by Type
Mcdowell County is well known for its Property Crime Totals, it has a share of 34.38% of all the crimes committed in the county - 33 Property Crime Total cases. Revised Rape is the least trendy crime of the area with only 0.00% out of all the crimes in Mcdowell County.
Crimes % in 2016 - TOTAL ALL AGENCIES
2.08
%
Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter
11.46
%
Aggravated Assault
1.04
%
Motor Vehicle Theft
The Timeline of the County Crime Trends
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2015 |
|---|
| Violent Crime Total | 24 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 28 | 24 | 13 | 20 | 27 |
| Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Revised Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Legacy Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Aggravated Assault | 21 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 24 |
| Property Crime Total | 113 | 100 | 80 | 71 | 114 | 113 | 74 | 80 | 38 |
| Burglary | 42 | 39 | 28 | 19 | 35 | 43 | 24 | 40 | 12 |
| Larceny Theft | 50 | 46 | 37 | 41 | 70 | 63 | 46 | 31 | 20 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 21 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
| Arson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Mcdowell County Jail Demographics
The county has 19,698 people confined with a jail population density of 24 prisoners per jail. When breaking down the population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners, being 6,406 women and 6,496 men.
A Timeline of Yearly Data Pop Total from 2005-2015
| Year |
Total Population |
| 2005 |
23,711 |
| 2006 |
23,199 |
| 2007 |
22,746 |
| 2008 |
22,494 |
| 2009 |
22,276 |
| 2010 |
22,064 |
| 2011 |
21,690 |
| 2012 |
21,314 |
| 2013 |
20,890 |
| 2014 |
20,448 |
| 2015 |
19,698 |
A Timeline of Yearly Female/Male Incarceration for the Years 2005-2015
| Year |
Male Population |
Female Population |
| 2005 |
7,836 |
7,994 |
| 2006 |
7,784 |
7,808 |
| 2007 |
7,634 |
7,703 |
| 2008 |
7,598 |
7,514 |
| 2009 |
7,589 |
7,368 |
| 2010 |
7,513 |
7,295 |
| 2011 |
7,355 |
7,188 |
| 2012 |
7,107 |
7,028 |
| 2013 |
6,816 |
6,835 |
| 2014 |
6,606 |
6,615 |
| 2015 |
6,496 |
6,406 |
A Timeline of Mcdowell County Incarceration by Gender
| Year |
Male Rate |
Female Rate |
| 2005 |
1,404 |
0 |
| 2006 |
1,404 |
0 |
| 2007 |
1,404 |
0 |
| 2008 |
1,404 |
0 |
| 2009 |
1,404 |
0 |
| 2010 |
1,404 |
0 |
| 2011 |
1,404 |
0 |
| 2012 |
1,404 |
0 |
| 2013 |
1,404 |
0 |
| 2014 |
1,404 |
0 |
| 2015 |
1,404 |
0 |
Mcdowell County Prison Records by Race & Ethnicity
County Jail Statistics
The county has an arrest rate of 4,395 and a local jail rate of 720 inmates per year and a pretrial rate of 0 pre trials per 100,000 residents aged from 15 to 64. The jail admit rate for the area equals 2,306, which is lower compared to the statistics of 2005 - 2,306 incarcerations a year.
Local Jail, Pretrial and Admit Rates
The average jail count for Mcdowell is 114 incarcerations in a day. The numbers have decreased during the last 10 years, when there were on average 114 imprisonments a day.
Mcdowell County Incarceration Rates
| Year |
Jail Rate |
| 2005 |
720 |
| 2006 |
720 |
| 2007 |
720 |
| 2008 |
720 |
| 2009 |
720 |
| 2010 |
720 |
| 2011 |
720 |
| 2012 |
720 |
| 2013 |
720 |
| 2014 |
720 |
| 2015 |
720 |
Pretrial vs. Admit Rates Timeline
| Year |
Admit Rate |
Pretrial Rate |
| 2005 |
2,306 |
0 |
| 2006 |
2,306 |
0 |
| 2007 |
2,306 |
0 |
| 2008 |
2,306 |
0 |
| 2009 |
2,306 |
0 |
| 2010 |
2,306 |
0 |
| 2011 |
2,306 |
0 |
| 2012 |
2,306 |
0 |
| 2013 |
2,306 |
0 |
| 2014 |
2,306 |
0 |
| 2015 |
2,306 |
0 |
The Average Number of Incarcerations per Day
| Year |
Jail Count |
| 2005 |
114 |
| 2006 |
114 |
| 2007 |
114 |
| 2008 |
114 |
| 2009 |
114 |
| 2010 |
114 |
| 2011 |
114 |
| 2012 |
114 |
| 2013 |
114 |
| 2014 |
114 |
| 2015 |
114 |
