California Inmate Search

San Diego County, CA Jail and Prison System

SAN DIEGO County has 5,049 jails with an average daily population of 646 inmates with a total of 5,259 jail population. When breaking down the SAN DIEGO County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 17% with 879 female and 4,251 male inmates.
  • 5,049 Jails
  • 5,259 Prisoners
  • 224% Jail Rate

How Does San Diego County Inmate Search Work?

San Diego County inmate records are public files that anyone can acquire easily. The Freedom of Information Act governs the rules regarding San Diego county inmate records which provide a lot of useful insights about a person.

San Diego County Parole and Probation

San Diego County Parole

Parole is when an incarcerated person is allowed to leave their sentence early because they have followed the rules while serving their time. A parole board rules on who gets to receive parole and who does not. You can review San Diego county parole records and find out a lot about a parolee . Some things contained in the San Diego county parole files may be information about their punishment and their crimes. You might also get to review details about where they were held and the terms of their parole.

San Diego County Probation

Along with those parolees that have been released, you might also be able to review San Diego county probation records detailing men and women who were not incarcerated but instead was put on probation. Probation does not come without some rules . Probationers must see a probation officer once a week plus follow other rules. Typically,San Diego county criminal records will show the criminal’s crimes, their probationary sentence, and the ruling justice department details who sentenced them. Along with that facts , you may see images , fingerprints, physical details about the probationer , and other details.

San Diego County Booking

San Diego county bookings are also helpful when looking for stats on whether or not a stranger has been arrested. When a perpetrator is arrested, the officer fills out paperwork and then holds them in a incarceration cell , which essentially becomes their San Diego county booking record. It may also include things like fingerprints, photos , physical details, their name, and address, officer in charge , the details of the crime, the location, and any trucks that were involved. The general public has the ability to get a copy of someone’s San Diego county booking records without any type of approval .

San Diego County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in SAN DIEGO County has increased by 235% going from 1,569 inmates yearly to 5,259 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in SAN DIEGO County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 371 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in San Diego County, CA

SAN DIEGO County has th highest jail incarceration rate across California, yet from the total of 5,049 inmates only 5,259 are currently confined, the rest 786 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

San Diego County Jail Inmate Population, Jail Pretrial Population and Confined Population, for 2010-2015 years

201020112012201320142015
Total Inmate Population4,2953,9244,4935,5685,7965,049
Pretrial Population8007338821,007986786
Confined Population4,8484,4764,8475,8135,8755,259

San Diego County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In SAN DIEGO County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 377 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 5 times more than female incarceration rate, of 80 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate increased by 2%, while the female incarceration rate lowered by 18%.

San Diego County Female Population, Rate & Count for 2010-2015 years

201020112012201320142015
Population1,055,1251,066,8911,075,2931,084,8661,093,2241,097,021
Rate686073838380
Count714637785897904879

San Diego County Male Population, Rate & Count for 2010-2015 years

201020112012201320142015
Population1,099,1541,110,5431,124,0151,133,7311,146,5011,145,227
Rate377359387444436371
Count4,1493,9894,3455,0344,9994,251

Breaking Down San Diego County Inmates By Race

In SAN DIEGO County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 197 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 75% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people declined by 2%, going from 800 to 786 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in SAN DIEGO County is on average at a rate of 318 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents, while the Asian incarceration rate has an average rate of 344 per 100,000 asian people U.S. residents making only 127 from incarceration rate in SAN DIEGO County.

San Diego County Incarceration Rates by Race, for 2010-2015 years

201020112012201320142015
White157153178213218197
Black8007338821,007986786
Latino275260256288277234
Asian225316312256324286

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