Inmate Admissions

The Florida Department of Corrections receives more than 35,000 inmates each year. The three counties sending the most inmates are Hillsborough, Broward and Duval. To see a list of admissions by county, visit our website at www.dc.state.fl.us/pub/annual/0910/stats/ia_county_commitment.html.

Category	FY 2009-10
Total Admissions	36,992	100.0%
Gender
Male	32,810	88.7%
Female	4,182	11.3%
Race
White	18,682	50.5%
Black	16,913	45.7%
Other	1,397	3.8%
Age at Admission
17 & Under	504	1.4%
18-24	9,983	27.0%
25-34	12,038	32.5%
35-49	11,018	29.8%
50-59	2,890	7.8%
60+	558	1.5%
Prior DC Prison Commitments
0	21,095	57.9%
1	7,304	20.1%
2	3,478	9.6%
3	1,855	5.1%
4+	2,682	7.3%
Data unavailable	578

The number of inmates admitted to Florida prisons dropped 6% from FY 0809 to FY0910.

Inmate Admissions Compared Over Ten Years