Santa Cruz County

Measures, data20092010
Total adult population in prison (number) as of December 31 562 566
Imprisonments per 1,000 annual adult felony arrests 207.0 199.1
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% 49%
County imprisonments if rate equaled state average, projected (number) 1,134 1,157
County actual imprisonments minus projected imprisonments at average state rate (number) -572 -591
Costs added (saved) from excessive (lower) imprisonments (millions of dollars/year) -$26.9 -$27.1
County imprisonment rates in state prisons    
Men imprisoned per 1,000 male felony arrests 244.7 237.2
Women imprisoned per 1,000 female felony arrests 55.5 51.5
Total adult imprisonments per 100,000/population age 18-69 308.7 301.9
Men imprisoned per 100,000 males age 18-69 580.0 566.9
Women imprisoned per 100,000 females age 18-69 33.2 32.3
County imprisonment rates in state prisons by offense    
Imprisonments for violent offenses per 1,000 violent felony arrests 558.7 549.0
Imprisonments for property offenses per 1,000 property felony arrests 160.1 154.8
Imprisonments for drug offenses per 1,000 drug felony arrests 60.1 73.3
Imprisonments for violent offenses per 100,000 population 141.7 142.9
Imprisonments for property offenses per 100,000 population 38.6 36.6
Imprisonments for drug offenses per 100,000 population 19.1 25.2
Imprisonments for drug possession offenses per 100,000 population 6.9 6.5
Imprisonments for marijuana offenses per 100,000 population 0.8 1.9
Imprisonments for strike offenses per 100,000 population 39.3 37.4
Imprisonments for 3rd strikes per 100,000 population 5.3 5.0
Imprisonments for 2nd strikes per 100,000 population 34.0 32.4
Change in imprisonment rates per adult felony arrest compared to 2009 N/A -4%
County new felon admissions to state prisons    
New felon admissions to prison by race/ethnicity, all races 164 163
New felon admissions per 1,000 adult felony arrests 60.4 57.3
New felon admissions, statewide average 156.0 148.7
New felon admissions per 1,000 felonies as a percent of the state average (=100%) 39% 39%
New felon admissions per 100,000 population, all races 62.6 62.1
White, not Latino, new felon admissions per 100,000 whites N/A 46.7
Latino new felon admissions per 100,000 Latinos N/A 82.1
Black new felon admissions per 100,000 African Americans N/A 651.0
Asian/other new felon admissions per 100,000 Asian/other population N/A 30.6
County adult jail incarceration rates    
County adult jail incarcerations, average daily population, December 447 410
Percent of jail population that is unsentenced 51% 61%
County jail populations per 1,000 adult felony arrests 164.6 144.2
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%) 88% 82%
Men jailed per 1,000 male felony arrests 180.3 162.8
Women jailed per 1,000 female felony arrests 101.7 72.0
County jail populations per 100,000 population age 18-69 245.6 218.7
Men jailed per 100,000 males age 18-69 427.4 389.2
Women jailed per 100,000 females age 18-69 60.9 45.2
County total adult incarcerations (state prisons + local jails) as of December    
Total adult population incarcerated 1,009 976
Total adult incarceration rate per 1,000 adult felony arrests 371.6 343.3
Total incarceration rate, state average 604.3 583.5
Total adult incarceration rate as a percent of the state average (=100%) 61% 59%
Total adult male incarceration rate per 1,000 adult male felony arrests 425.0 400.0
Total adult female incarceration rate per 1,000 adult female felony arrests 157.1 123.5
Total adult male incarceration rate per 100,000 males age 18-69 1,007.4 956.1
Total adult female incarceration rate per 100,000 females age 18-69 94.1 77.5
Percent of incarcerated adult population held locally 44% 42%
Raw numbers, county prisoners in state prisons    
Men imprisoned 532 536
Women imprisoned 30 30
Imprisonments for violent felonies 371 375
Imprisonments for property felonies 101 96
Imprisonments for drug felonies 50 66
Imprisonments for drug possession offenses 18 17
Imprisonments for marijuana offenses 2 5
Imprisonments for strike offenses 103 98
Imprisonments for 3rd strikes 14 13
Imprisonments for 2nd strikes 89 85
Raw numbers, county new felon admissions to state prisons, calendar year    
New felon admissions to prison, White, not Latino N/A 73
New felon admissions to prison, Latino N/A 69
New felon admissions to prison, Black N/A 15
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 227 252
Jailed, sentenced 220 158
Men jailed 392 368
Women jailed 55 42
Raw numbers, total county incarcerations (state prison + local jails) N/A N/A
Total incarcerated (state prison + local jails), adult males 924 904
Total incarcerated (state prison + local jails), adult females 85 72
County crime rates and adult arrest rates    
Part I crime rate per 100,000 population (offenses reported to police) 2,298.5 2,169.7
Violent crime rate per 100,000 population 463.9 500.4
Property crime rate per 100,000 population 1,834.6 1,669.3
Adult felony arrest rate per 100,000 population age 18-69 1,491.5 1,516.2
Violent crime arrest rate 364.8 364.3
Property crime arrest rate 346.6 330.7
Drug offense arrest rate 457.1 480.0
Male felony arrest rate 2,370.2 2,390.3
Female felony arrest rate 599.1 627.2
Raw numbers, county crimes reported to police, adult felony arrests, and populations    
Part I crimes reported to police (number) 6,020 5,693
Violent crimes reported 1,215 1,313
Property crimes reported 4,805 4,380
Adult felony arrests, total (number) 2,715 2,843
Violent felony arrests 664 683
Property felony arrests 631 620
Drug felony arrests 832 900
Male felony arrests 2,174 2,260
Female felony arrests 541 583
Total county population, all ages (number) 261,912 262,382
White, not Latino population N/A 156,397
Latino population N/A 84,092
Black population N/A 2,304
Asian/other population N/A 19,589
Total adult population, age 18-69 182,032 187,505
Male population, age 18-69 91,724 94,548
Female population, age 18-69 90,308 92,957
At Legislative Analyst-estimated cost per prisoner per year $47,102 $45,828