New York Inmate Search

New York County, NY Jail and Prison System

NEW YORK County has 9,531 jails with an average daily population of 891 inmates with a total of 9,757 jail population. When breaking down the NEW YORK County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 6% with 604 female and 8,783 male inmates.
  • 9,531 Jails
  • 9,757 Prisoners
  • 162% Jail Rate

How Does New York County Inmate Search Work?

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

New York County Parole and Probation

New York 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 New York county parole records and find out a lot about a parolee . Some things contained in the New York 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.

New York County Probation

Along with those parolees that have been released, you might also be able to review New York 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,New York 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.

New York County Booking

New York 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 New York 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 New York county booking records without any type of approval .

New York County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in NEW YORK County has decreased by 25% going from 13,017 inmates yearly to 9,757 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in NEW YORK County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 311 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in New York County, NY

NEW YORK County has th highest jail incarceration rate across New York, yet from the total of 9,531 inmates only 9,757 are currently confined, the rest 384 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

201020112012201320142015
Total Inmate Population12,05511,91911,37810,79310,8489,531
Pretrial Population525514489457452384
Confined Population13,04912,80512,28611,68811,4089,757

New York County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In NEW YORK County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 432 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 16 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 28%, while the female incarceration rate grew by 32%.

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

201020112012201320142015
Population2,983,4453,010,7353,025,4083,039,4253,047,2853,043,018
Rate292928272620
Count877859845809780604

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

201020112012201320142015
Population2,748,9342,778,7612,799,5762,815,8402,827,9652,820,391
Rate432411389367360311
Count11,86811,42410,88310,33810,1698,783

Breaking Down New York County Inmates By Race

In NEW YORK County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 37 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 27%, going from 525 to 384 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in NEW YORK 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 98 per 100,000 asian people U.S. residents making only 40 from incarceration rate in NEW YORK County.

New York County Incarceration Rates by Race, for 2010-2015 years

201020112012201320142015
White434245414337
Black525514489457452384
Latino274251234226214186
Asian6861938711864

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