Nevada County

Measures, data20092010
Total adult population in prison (number) as of December 31 138 136
Imprisonments per 1,000 annual adult felony arrests 208.8 176.6
State imprisonment rate per 1,000 adult felony arrests (average) 417.7 407.1
County imprisonment rate as percent of state average (=100%), arrest based 50% 43%
County imprisonments if rate equaled state average, projected (number) 276 313
County actual imprisonments minus projected imprisonments at average state rate (number) -138 -177
Costs added (saved) from excessive (lower) imprisonments (millions of dollars/year) -$6.5 -$8.1
County imprisonment rates in state prisons    
Men imprisoned per 1,000 male felony arrests 265.3 214.9
Women imprisoned per 1,000 female felony arrests 46.8 50.3
Total adult imprisonments per 100,000/population age 18-69 201.7 203.8
Men imprisoned per 100,000 males age 18-69 377.1 382.6
Women imprisoned per 100,000 females age 18-69 23.6 26.8
County imprisonment rates in state prisons by offense    
Imprisonments for violent offenses per 1,000 violent felony arrests 518.9 409.5
Imprisonments for property offenses per 1,000 property felony arrests 141.9 157.0
Imprisonments for drug offenses per 1,000 drug felony arrests 57.5 63.4
Imprisonments for violent offenses per 100,000 population 97.5 87.1
Imprisonments for property offenses per 100,000 population 22.4 27.3
Imprisonments for drug offenses per 100,000 population 13.2 17.2
Imprisonments for drug possession offenses per 100,000 population 6.1 8.1
Imprisonments for marijuana offenses per 100,000 population 1.0 2.0
Imprisonments for strike offenses per 100,000 population 25.4 23.3
Imprisonments for 3rd strikes per 100,000 population 6.1 6.1
Imprisonments for 2nd strikes per 100,000 population 19.3 17.2
Change in imprisonment rates per adult felony arrest compared to 2009 N/A -15%
County new felon admissions to state prisons    
New felon admissions to prison by race/ethnicity, all races 48 40
New felon admissions per 1,000 adult felony arrests 72.6 51.9
New felon admissions, statewide average 156.0 148.7
New felon admissions per 1,000 felonies as a percent of the state average (=100%) 47% 35%
New felon admissions per 100,000 population, all races 48.8 40.5
White, not Latino, new felon admissions per 100,000 whites N/A 25.7
Latino new felon admissions per 100,000 Latinos N/A 130.3
Black new felon admissions per 100,000 African Americans N/A 293.3
Asian/other new felon admissions per 100,000 Asian/other population N/A 133.1
County adult jail incarceration rates    
County adult jail incarcerations, average daily population, December 142 171
Percent of jail population that is unsentenced 55% 50%
County jail populations per 1,000 adult felony arrests 214.8 222.1
Jail incarceration rate, state average 186.6 176.5
County jail incarceration rate per 1,000 felony arrests as a percent of the state average (=100%) 115% 126%
Men jailed per 1,000 male felony arrests 242.9 238.6
Women jailed per 1,000 female felony arrests 134.5 167.6
County jail populations per 100,000 population age 18-69 207.6 256.3
Men jailed per 100,000 males age 18-69 345.2 424.7
Women jailed per 100,000 females age 18-69 67.8 89.5
County total adult incarcerations (state prisons + local jails) as of December    
Total adult population incarcerated 280 307
Total adult incarceration rate per 1,000 adult felony arrests 423.6 398.7
Total incarceration rate, state average 604.3 583.5
Total adult incarceration rate as a percent of the state average (=100%) 70% 68%
Total adult male incarceration rate per 1,000 adult male felony arrests 508.2 453.5
Total adult female incarceration rate per 1,000 adult female felony arrests 181.3 217.9
Total adult male incarceration rate per 100,000 males age 18-69 722.3 807.3
Total adult female incarceration rate per 100,000 females age 18-69 91.3 116.3
Percent of incarcerated adult population held locally 51% 56%
Raw numbers, county prisoners in state prisons    
Men imprisoned 130 127
Women imprisoned 8 9
Imprisonments for violent felonies 96 86
Imprisonments for property felonies 22 27
Imprisonments for drug felonies 13 17
Imprisonments for drug possession offenses 6 8
Imprisonments for marijuana offenses 1 2
Imprisonments for strike offenses 25 23
Imprisonments for 3rd strikes 6 6
Imprisonments for 2nd strikes 19 17
Raw numbers, county new felon admissions to state prisons, calendar year    
New felon admissions to prison, White, not Latino N/A 22
New felon admissions to prison, Latino N/A 11
New felon admissions to prison, Black N/A 1
New felon admissions to prison, Asian/all other N/A 6
Raw numbers, county jail incarcerations, ADP as of December N/A N/A
Jailed, unsentenced 78 86
Jailed, sentenced 64 85
Men jailed 119 141
Women jailed 23 30
Raw numbers, total county incarcerations (state prison + local jails) N/A N/A
Total incarcerated (state prison + local jails), adult males 249 268
Total incarcerated (state prison + local jails), adult females 31 39
County crime rates and adult arrest rates    
Part I crime rate per 100,000 population (offenses reported to police) 1,145.0 1,183.6
Violent crime rate per 100,000 population 293.6 314.9
Property crime rate per 100,000 population 851.3 868.7
Adult felony arrest rate per 100,000 population age 18-69 966.2 1,154.0
Violent crime arrest rate 270.4 314.7
Property crime arrest rate 226.6 257.8
Drug offense arrest rate 330.3 401.6
Male felony arrest rate 1,421.4 1,780.2
Female felony arrest rate 503.8 533.9
Raw numbers, county crimes reported to police, adult felony arrests, and populations    
Part I crimes reported to police (number) 1,127 1,169
Violent crimes reported 289 311
Property crimes reported 838 858
Adult felony arrests, total (number) 661 770
Violent felony arrests 185 210
Property felony arrests 155 172
Drug felony arrests 226 268
Male felony arrests 490 591
Female felony arrests 171 179
Total county population, all ages (number) 98,432 98,764
White, not Latino population N/A 85,477
Latino population N/A 8,439
Black population N/A 341
Asian/other population N/A 4,507
Total adult population, age 18-69 68,414 66,727
Male population, age 18-69 34,473 33,198
Female population, age 18-69 33,941 33,529
At Legislative Analyst-estimated cost per prisoner per year $47,102 $45,828