Florida County Detention Facilities' Average Inmate Population

February 2001

• Average Daily Population
• Incarceration Rates
• Pretrial Population Levels
• Table 1 - County Detention Facilities Daily Average
• Table 2 - County Detention Facilities Average Daily Populations and Incarceration Rates Per 1,000 County Population
• Table 3 - County Detention Facilities Pretrial Inmate Report and County Pretrial Percentages
• Table 4 - Jail Population Summary

Average Daily Population

On the average, there were 46,116 inmates in Florida's county detention facilities during the month of February 2001. The statewide average daily (ADP) totals include 39,839 adult males (86.4%), 5,593 adult females (12.1%), 652 juvenile males (1.4%) and 32 juvenile females (0.1%). The overall distribution of male and female inmates has remained constant in county detention facilities for the past several years. The following provides an analysis of the inmate population for February 2001:

February 2001 Jail Population Recap

• 72.4% of the total inmate population was incarcerated for felony offenses, while 21.1% were detained for misdemeanor crimes. All others confined amounted to 6.5% of the total population.

• Juveniles accounted for only 684 or 1.5% of the overall inmate population, with the majority (652) being male. Most juveniles (97.2%) were charged with felonies.

• The majority (87.8% or 40,491) of those incarcerated in county detention facilities in February 2001 were male.

• Offenders held for trial represented 55.3% of the inmate population.

Incarceration Rates

In February 2001, the statewide county detention incarceration rate was 3.3 per 1,000 county residents based on the population estimates for April 1, 2000. The county population estimates are provided by the Bureau of Economic and Business Research at the University of Florida. Incarceration rates ranged from a low of 1.1 in Flagler County, to a high of 6.5 in Wakulla County. Other counties may be experiencing high incarceration rates due to the contracting of bed space for federal inmates.

Pretrial Population Levels

During the month of February 2001, 25,489 of the inmates housed in county detention facilities were classified as awaiting trial. Of these, 20,816 offenders (81.7%) were awaiting trial for felony offenses while 4,673 (18.3%) were detained for misdemeanor violations. Of the 62 counties reporting, 33 had over half of their populations awaiting trial.