California Inmate Search

San Francisco County, CA Jail and Prison System

SAN FRANCISCO County has 1,173 jails with an average daily population of 727 inmates with a total of 1,208 jail population. When breaking down the SAN FRANCISCO County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 10% with 119 female and 1,081 male inmates.
  • 1,173 Jails
  • 1,208 Prisoners
  • 184% Jail Rate

How Does San Francisco County Inmate Search Work?

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

San Francisco County Parole and Probation

San Francisco 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 Francisco county parole records and find out a lot about a parolee . Some things contained in the San Francisco 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 Francisco County Probation

Along with those parolees that have been released, you might also be able to review San Francisco 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 Francisco 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 Francisco County Booking

San Francisco 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 Francisco 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 Francisco county booking records without any type of approval .

San Francisco County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in SAN FRANCISCO County has decreased by 27% going from 1,648 inmates yearly to 1,208 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in SAN FRANCISCO County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 329 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in San Francisco County, CA

SAN FRANCISCO County has th highest jail incarceration rate across California, yet from the total of 1,173 inmates only 1,208 are currently confined, the rest 1,769 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

201020112012201320142015
Total Inmate Population1,9301,7081,5301,1811,3081,173
Pretrial Population2,7082,4282,5351,9101,9361,769
Confined Population1,9341,7121,5351,1861,3691,208

San Francisco County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In SAN FRANCISCO County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 475 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 8 times more than female incarceration rate, of 39 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate increased by 31%, while the female incarceration rate grew by 43%.

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

201020112012201320142015
Population290,554293,609297,063299,406302,207303,937
Rate685251434539
Count199152152129137119

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

201020112012201320142015
Population314,761318,364323,014326,268329,308329,028
Rate475423431335366329
Count1,4951,3481,3931,0941,2061,081

Breaking Down San Francisco County Inmates By Race

In SAN FRANCISCO County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 97 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 95% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people declined by 35%, going from 2,708 to 1,769 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in SAN FRANCISCO County is on average at a rate of 265 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents, while the Asian incarceration rate has an average rate of 405 per 100,000 asian people U.S. residents making only 221 from incarceration rate in SAN FRANCISCO County.

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

201020112012201320142015
White11310010210310897
Black2,7082,4282,5351,9101,9361,769
Latino283246249162192192
Asian438376311247246407

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