Ventura County

Measures, data20092010
Total adult population in prison (number) as of December 31 2,288 2,216
Imprisonments per 1,000 annual adult felony arrests 292.5 283.2
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 70% 70%
County imprisonments if rate equaled state average, projected (number) 3,267 3,185
County actual imprisonments minus projected imprisonments at average state rate (number) -979 -969
Costs added (saved) from excessive (lower) imprisonments (millions of dollars/year) -$46.1 -$44.4
County imprisonment rates in state prisons    
Men imprisoned per 1,000 male felony arrests 350.9 348.3
Women imprisoned per 1,000 female felony arrests 79.6 67.3
Total adult imprisonments per 100,000/population age 18-69 428.9 406.7
Men imprisoned per 100,000 males age 18-69 801.3 767.5
Women imprisoned per 100,000 females age 18-69 50.6 44.8
County imprisonment rates in state prisons by offense    
Imprisonments for violent offenses per 1,000 violent felony arrests 642.3 656.8
Imprisonments for property offenses per 1,000 property felony arrests 224.6 208.4
Imprisonments for drug offenses per 1,000 drug felony arrests 189.6 167.2
Imprisonments for violent offenses per 100,000 population 159.1 156.2
Imprisonments for property offenses per 100,000 population 54.2 48.6
Imprisonments for drug offenses per 100,000 population 44.7 44.5
Imprisonments for drug possession offenses per 100,000 population 18.8 14.7
Imprisonments for marijuana offenses per 100,000 population 0.7 0.2
Imprisonments for strike offenses per 100,000 population 52.9 52.7
Imprisonments for 3rd strikes per 100,000 population 9.2 9.1
Imprisonments for 2nd strikes per 100,000 population 43.7 43.6
Change in imprisonment rates per adult felony arrest compared to 2009 N/A -3%
County new felon admissions to state prisons    
New felon admissions to prison by race/ethnicity, all races 821 742
New felon admissions per 1,000 adult felony arrests 105.0 94.8
New felon admissions, statewide average 156.0 148.7
New felon admissions per 1,000 felonies as a percent of the state average (=100%) 67% 64%
New felon admissions per 100,000 population, all races 100.3 90.1
White, not Latino, new felon admissions per 100,000 whites N/A 57.9
Latino new felon admissions per 100,000 Latinos N/A 130.9
Black new felon admissions per 100,000 African Americans N/A 435.7
Asian/other new felon admissions per 100,000 Asian/other population N/A 24.4
County adult jail incarceration rates    
County adult jail incarcerations, average daily population, December 1,527 1,488
Percent of jail population that is unsentenced 64% 69%
County jail populations per 1,000 adult felony arrests 195.2 190.2
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%) 105% 108%
Men jailed per 1,000 male felony arrests 211.6 211.7
Women jailed per 1,000 female felony arrests 135.5 118.7
County jail populations per 100,000 population age 18-69 286.2 273.1
Men jailed per 100,000 males age 18-69 483.3 466.6
Women jailed per 100,000 females age 18-69 86.1 79.0
County total adult incarcerations (state prisons + local jails) as of December    
Total adult population incarcerated 3,815 3,704
Total adult incarceration rate per 1,000 adult felony arrests 487.8 473.4
Total incarceration rate, state average 604.3 583.5
Total adult incarceration rate as a percent of the state average (=100%) 81% 81%
Total adult male incarceration rate per 1,000 adult male felony arrests 562.6 560.0
Total adult female incarceration rate per 1,000 adult female felony arrests 215.1 186.0
Total adult male incarceration rate per 100,000 males age 18-69 1,284.6 1,234.1
Total adult female incarceration rate per 100,000 females age 18-69 136.8 123.8
Percent of incarcerated adult population held locally 40% 40%
Raw numbers, county prisoners in state prisons    
Men imprisoned 2,154 2,094
Women imprisoned 134 122
Imprisonments for violent felonies 1,302 1,286
Imprisonments for property felonies 444 400
Imprisonments for drug felonies 366 366
Imprisonments for drug possession offenses 154 121
Imprisonments for marijuana offenses 6 2
Imprisonments for strike offenses 433 434
Imprisonments for 3rd strikes 75 75
Imprisonments for 2nd strikes 358 359
Raw numbers, county new felon admissions to state prisons, calendar year    
New felon admissions to prison, White, not Latino N/A 232
New felon admissions to prison, Latino N/A 434
New felon admissions to prison, Black N/A 57
New felon admissions to prison, Asian/all other N/A 19
Raw numbers, county jail incarcerations, ADP as of December N/A N/A
Jailed, unsentenced 982 1,020
Jailed, sentenced 545 468
Men jailed 1,299 1,273
Women jailed 228 215
Raw numbers, total county incarcerations (state prison + local jails) N/A N/A
Total incarcerated (state prison + local jails), adult males 3,453 3,367
Total incarcerated (state prison + local jails), adult females 362 337
County crime rates and adult arrest rates    
Part I crime rate per 100,000 population (offenses reported to police) 1,187.1 1,161.0
Violent crime rate per 100,000 population 246.9 212.3
Property crime rate per 100,000 population 940.2 948.7
Adult felony arrest rate per 100,000 population age 18-69 1,466.1 1,435.8
Violent crime arrest rate 380.0 359.3
Property crime arrest rate 370.6 352.2
Drug offense arrest rate 361.8 401.7
Male felony arrest rate 2,283.4 2,203.7
Female felony arrest rate 635.9 665.9
Raw numbers, county crimes reported to police, adult felony arrests, and populations    
Part I crimes reported to police (number) 9,717 9,559
Violent crimes reported 2,021 1,748
Property crimes reported 7,696 7,811
Adult felony arrests, total (number) 7,821 7,824
Violent felony arrests 2,027 1,958
Property felony arrests 1,977 1,919
Drug felony arrests 1,930 2,189
Male felony arrests 6,138 6,012
Female felony arrests 1,683 1,812
Total county population, all ages (number) 818,546 823,318
White, not Latino population N/A 400,868
Latino population N/A 331,567
Black population N/A 13,082
Asian/other population N/A 77,801
Total adult population, age 18-69 533,461 544,928
Male population, age 18-69 268,804 272,820
Female population, age 18-69 264,657 272,108
At Legislative Analyst-estimated cost per prisoner per year $47,102 $45,828