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Santa Clara County
| Measures, data | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Total adult population in prison (number) as of December 31 | 5,842 | 5,402 |
| Imprisonments per 1,000 annual adult felony arrests | 409.4 | 401.0 |
| 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 | 98% | 99% |
| County imprisonments if rate equaled state average, projected (number) | 5,960 | 5,484 |
| County actual imprisonments minus projected imprisonments at average state rate (number) | -118 | -82 |
| Costs added (saved) from excessive (lower) imprisonments (millions of dollars/year) | -$5.5 | -$3.8 |
| County imprisonment rates in state prisons | ||
| Men imprisoned per 1,000 male felony arrests | 491.5 | 488.9 |
| Women imprisoned per 1,000 female felony arrests | 106.0 | 82.6 |
| Total adult imprisonments per 100,000/population age 18-69 | 513.3 | 444.3 |
| Men imprisoned per 100,000 males age 18-69 | 962.5 | 837.7 |
| Women imprisoned per 100,000 females age 18-69 | 57.0 | 40.2 |
| County imprisonment rates in state prisons by offense | ||
| Imprisonments for violent offenses per 1,000 violent felony arrests | 968.1 | 996.9 |
| Imprisonments for property offenses per 1,000 property felony arrests | 298.7 | 289.6 |
| Imprisonments for drug offenses per 1,000 drug felony arrests | 200.0 | 181.9 |
| Imprisonments for violent offenses per 100,000 population | 199.8 | 196.6 |
| Imprisonments for property offenses per 100,000 population | 63.3 | 54.8 |
| Imprisonments for drug offenses per 100,000 population | 45.3 | 38.2 |
| Imprisonments for drug possession offenses per 100,000 population | 18.3 | 14.7 |
| Imprisonments for marijuana offenses per 100,000 population | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Imprisonments for strike offenses per 100,000 population | 93.5 | 91.2 |
| Imprisonments for 3rd strikes per 100,000 population | 28.8 | 29.1 |
| Imprisonments for 2nd strikes per 100,000 population | 64.6 | 62.1 |
| Change in imprisonment rates per adult felony arrest compared to 2009 | N/A | -2% |
| County new felon admissions to state prisons | ||
| New felon admissions to prison by race/ethnicity, all races | 2,173 | 1,820 |
| New felon admissions per 1,000 adult felony arrests | 152.3 | 135.1 |
| New felon admissions, statewide average | 156.0 | 148.7 |
| New felon admissions per 1,000 felonies as a percent of the state average (=100%) | 98% | 91% |
| New felon admissions per 100,000 population, all races | 122.4 | 102.2 |
| White, not Latino, new felon admissions per 100,000 whites | N/A | 67.2 |
| Latino new felon admissions per 100,000 Latinos | N/A | 194.3 |
| Black new felon admissions per 100,000 African Americans | N/A | 604.8 |
| Asian/other new felon admissions per 100,000 Asian/other population | N/A | 33.5 |
| County adult jail incarceration rates | ||
| County adult jail incarcerations, average daily population, December | 4,034 | 3,554 |
| Percent of jail population that is unsentenced | 70% | 77% |
| County jail populations per 1,000 adult felony arrests | 282.7 | 263.8 |
| 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%) | 151% | 150% |
| Men jailed per 1,000 male felony arrests | 313.7 | 294.1 |
| Women jailed per 1,000 female felony arrests | 167.9 | 154.3 |
| County jail populations per 100,000 population age 18-69 | 354.4 | 292.3 |
| Men jailed per 100,000 males age 18-69 | 614.5 | 503.8 |
| Women jailed per 100,000 females age 18-69 | 90.3 | 75.0 |
| County total adult incarcerations (state prisons + local jails) as of December | ||
| Total adult population incarcerated | 9,876 | 8,956 |
| Total adult incarceration rate per 1,000 adult felony arrests | 692.1 | 664.8 |
| Total incarceration rate, state average | 604.3 | 583.5 |
| Total adult incarceration rate as a percent of the state average (=100%) | 115% | 114% |
| Total adult male incarceration rate per 1,000 adult male felony arrests | 805.2 | 783.0 |
| Total adult female incarceration rate per 1,000 adult female felony arrests | 274.0 | 237.0 |
| Total adult male incarceration rate per 100,000 males age 18-69 | 1,577.0 | 1,341.5 |
| Total adult female incarceration rate per 100,000 females age 18-69 | 147.3 | 115.2 |
| Percent of incarcerated adult population held locally | 41% | 40% |
| Raw numbers, county prisoners in state prisons | ||
| Men imprisoned | 5,520 | 5,161 |
| Women imprisoned | 322 | 241 |
| Imprisonments for violent felonies | 3,546 | 3,502 |
| Imprisonments for property felonies | 1,123 | 976 |
| Imprisonments for drug felonies | 804 | 680 |
| Imprisonments for drug possession offenses | 324 | 262 |
| Imprisonments for marijuana offenses | 19 | 20 |
| Imprisonments for strike offenses | 1,659 | 1,624 |
| Imprisonments for 3rd strikes | 512 | 518 |
| Imprisonments for 2nd strikes | 1,147 | 1,106 |
| Raw numbers, county new felon admissions to state prisons, calendar year | ||
| New felon admissions to prison, White, not Latino | N/A | 421 |
| New felon admissions to prison, Latino | N/A | 931 |
| New felon admissions to prison, Black | N/A | 256 |
| New felon admissions to prison, Asian/all other | N/A | 212 |
| Raw numbers, county jail incarcerations, ADP as of December | N/A | N/A |
| Jailed, unsentenced | 2,828 | 2,729 |
| Jailed, sentenced | 1,206 | 825 |
| Men jailed | 3,524 | 3,104 |
| Women jailed | 510 | 450 |
| Raw numbers, total county incarcerations (state prison + local jails) | N/A | N/A |
| Total incarcerated (state prison + local jails), adult males | 9,044 | 8,265 |
| Total incarcerated (state prison + local jails), adult females | 832 | 691 |
| County crime rates and adult arrest rates | ||
| Part I crime rate per 100,000 population (offenses reported to police) | 1,622.8 | 1,560.8 |
| Violent crime rate per 100,000 population | 282.4 | 262.5 |
| Property crime rate per 100,000 population | 1,340.4 | 1,298.3 |
| Adult felony arrest rate per 100,000 population age 18-69 | 1,253.7 | 1,108.1 |
| Violent crime arrest rate | 321.8 | 289.0 |
| Property crime arrest rate | 330.3 | 277.2 |
| Drug offense arrest rate | 353.1 | 307.6 |
| Male felony arrest rate | 1,958.5 | 1,713.3 |
| Female felony arrest rate | 537.8 | 486.3 |
| Raw numbers, county crimes reported to police, adult felony arrests, and populations | ||
| Part I crimes reported to police (number) | 28,803 | 27,808 |
| Violent crimes reported | 5,013 | 4,677 |
| Property crimes reported | 23,790 | 23,131 |
| Adult felony arrests, total (number) | 14,269 | 13,472 |
| Violent felony arrests | 3,663 | 3,513 |
| Property felony arrests | 3,759 | 3,370 |
| Drug felony arrests | 4,019 | 3,739 |
| Male felony arrests | 11,232 | 10,556 |
| Female felony arrests | 3,037 | 2,916 |
| Total county population, all ages (number) | 1,774,890 | 1,781,642 |
| White, not Latino population | N/A | 626,909 |
| Latino population | N/A | 479,210 |
| Black population | N/A | 42,331 |
| Asian/other population | N/A | 633,192 |
| Total adult population, age 18-69 | 1,138,165 | 1,215,730 |
| Male population, age 18-69 | 573,506 | 616,122 |
| Female population, age 18-69 | 564,658 | 599,608 |
| At Legislative Analyst-estimated cost per prisoner per year | $47,102 | $45,828 |
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