Search Wetzel County, WV Inmate Records

Wetzel County, WV jails hold prisoners after an arrest or people who have been transferred to the county from a detention center. Wetzel County holds 0 jails with a total of 9,892 inmates. These correctional facilities have private cells for extremely violent criminals or controversial suspects. Wetzel County jails are subject to health and medical restrictions and have to provide medical care to all its inmates.

Wetzel County Quick Facts

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Wetzel County Population Total
5,537 / 64 / 4
Female Population, Rate & Count
5,410 / 536 / 29
Male Population, Rate & Count
$37,969
Median Income
983.6
Arrest Rate
301.6
Local Jail Rate
30
Local Jail Count (the average # of people in jail for one day)
31
Population Total Confined
192
Pretrial Rate
3,744
Admit Rate
367
Admit Count
9,892
Yearly Prisoner Count

County Crimes by Type

Wetzel County is well known for its Property Crime Totals, it has a share of 44.83% of all the crimes committed in the county - 26 Property Crime Total cases. Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter is the least trendy crime of the area with only 0.00% out of all the crimes in Wetzel County.

Crimes % in 2016 - TOTAL ALL AGENCIES

5.17 %
Violent Crime
0.00 %
Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter
1.72 %
Revised Rape
3.45 %
Aggravated Assault
44.83 %
Property Crime
25.86 %
Burglary
18.97 %
Larceny Theft

The Timeline of the County Crime Trends

2011201320142015
Violent Crime Total2222
Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter0000
Revised Rape0000
Legacy Rape0000
Robbery0000
Aggravated Assault2222
Property Crime Total15121317
Burglary8234
Larceny Theft7101013
Motor Vehicle Theft0000
Arson0000

Wetzel County Jail Demographics

The county has 15,813 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 4,847 women and 5,045 men.

A Timeline of Yearly Data Pop Total from 2005-2015

Year Total Population
2005 17,101
2006 16,917
2007 16,764
2008 16,645
2009 16,588
2010 16,557
2011 16,414
2012 16,420
2013 16,191
2014 15,988
2015 15,813

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

Year Male Population Female Population
2005 5,410 5,537
2006 5,346 5,490
2007 5,308 5,397
2008 5,283 5,341
2009 5,284 5,288
2010 5,250 5,281
2011 5,184 5,215
2012 5,177 5,136
2013 5,087 5,049
2014 5,038 4,977
2015 5,045 4,847

A Timeline of Wetzel County Incarceration by Gender

Year Male Rate Female Rate
2005 536 64
2006 542 144
2007 614 79
2008 497 65
2009 568 101
2010 568 47
2011 654 89
2012 649 63
2013 540 71
2014 428 80
2015 533 66

Wetzel County Prison Records by Race & Ethnicity

60.63 %
White
0.47 %
Black
0.49 %
Latino
0.08 %
Asian

County Jail Statistics

The county has an arrest rate of 984 and a local jail rate of 302 inmates per year and a pretrial rate of 192 pre trials per 100,000 residents aged from 15 to 64. The jail admit rate for the area equals 3,744, which is higher compared to the statistics of 2005 - 3,364 incarcerations a year.

Local Jail, Pretrial and Admit Rates

3,744
Admit Rate
302
Local Jail Rate
192
Pretrial Rate

The average jail count for Wetzel is 30 incarcerations in a day. The numbers have decreased during the last 10 years, when there were on average 30 imprisonments a day.

Wetzel County Incarceration Rates

Year Jail Rate
2005 276
2006 282
2007 326
2008 250
2009 312
2010 302
2011 321
2012 326
2013 297
2014 268
2015 302

Pretrial vs. Admit Rates Timeline

Year Admit Rate Pretrial Rate
2005 3,364 148
2006 3,856 177
2007 4,365 147
2008 4,067 175
2009 3,861 165
2010 3,112 154
2011 4,477 154
2012 4,043 162
2013 4,234 136
2014 4,432 110
2015 3,744 192

The Average Number of Incarcerations per Day

Year Jail Count
2005 30
2006 31
2007 35
2008 27
2009 33
2010 32
2011 33
2012 34
2013 30
2014 27
2015 30