Bergen County, NJ Jail and Prison System

BERGEN County has 639 jails with an average daily population of 1,461 inmates with a total of 760 jail population. When breaking down the BERGEN County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 8% with 64 female and 691 male inmates.

How Does Bergen County Inmate Search Work?

Bergen County inmate records are public records that anyone can review easily. The Freedom of Information Act governs the availability of regarding Bergen county inmate records which provide a lot of useful information about a person.

Bergen County Parole and Probation

Bergen County Parole

Parole is when an inmate is allowed to leave jail early because they have shown remorse while serving their time. A parole board decides on who gets to receive parole and who does not. You can obtain Bergen county parole records and find out a lot about someone . Some things contained in the Bergen county parole records may be information about their sentence and their crimes. You might also see details about where they were held and the rules of their parole.

Bergen County Probation

Along with those inmates that have been released, you might also be able to review Bergen county probation records illustrating men and women who didn’t go to prison but instead was put on probation. Probation does not come for free . Probationers must check-in a probation officer once a week plus follow other rules. Typically,Bergen county inmate records will show the person crimes, their probationary sentence, and the ruling court department details who sentenced them. Along with that details , you may see mugshots , fingerprints, physical details about the person , and other details.

Bergen County Booking

Bergen county bookings are also helpful when looking for information on whether or not someone has been arrested. When a suspect is arrested, the officer fills out forms and then holds them in a jail , which essentially becomes their Bergen county booking record. It may also include things like fingerprints, mugshots , physical details, their name, and address, arresting officer , the details of the crime, the location, and any vehicles that were involved. The general public has the right to review a copy of someone’s Bergen county booking records without any type of permission .

Bergen County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in BERGEN County has increased by 183% going from 269 inmates yearly to 760 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in BERGEN County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 228 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Bergen County, NJ

BERGEN County has th highest jail incarceration rate across New Jersey, yet from the total of 639 inmates only 760 are currently confined, the rest 618 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Bergen County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In BERGEN County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 267 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 11 times more than female incarceration rate, of 20 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate increased by 15%, while the female incarceration rate grew by 7%.

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

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

Breaking Down Bergen County Inmates By Race

In BERGEN County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 61 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 90% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people declined by 25%, going from 820 to 618 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in BERGEN County is on average at a rate of 277 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents, while the Asian incarceration rate has an average rate of 565 per 100,000 asian people U.S. residents making only 249 from incarceration rate in BERGEN County.

Bergen County Incarceration Rates by Race, for 2010-2015 years

Bergen County Prisons and Jails

Bergen County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments