New York County, NY Jail and Prison System

NEW YORK County has 9,531 jails with an average daily population of 891 inmates with a total of 9,757 jail population. When breaking down the NEW YORK County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 6% with 604 female and 8,783 male inmates.

9,531 Jails
9,757 Prisoners
162% Jail Rate

How Does New York County Inmate Search Work?

New York County inmate records are public files that anyone can acquire easily. The Freedom of Information Act governs the rules regarding New York county inmate records which provide a lot of useful insights about a person.

New York County Parole and Probation

New York County Parole

Parole is when an incarcerated person is allowed to leave their sentence early because they have followed the rules while serving their time. A parole board rules on who gets to receive parole and who does not. You can review New York county parole records and find out a lot about a parolee . Some things contained in the New York county parole files may be information about their punishment and their crimes. You might also get to review details about where they were held and the terms of their parole.

New York County Probation

Along with those parolees that have been released, you might also be able to review New York county probation records detailing men and women who were not incarcerated but instead was put on probation. Probation does not come without some rules . Probationers must see a probation officer once a week plus follow other rules. Typically,New York county criminal records will show the criminal’s crimes, their probationary sentence, and the ruling justice department details who sentenced them. Along with that facts , you may see images , fingerprints, physical details about the probationer , and other details.

New York County Booking

New York county bookings are also helpful when looking for stats on whether or not a stranger has been arrested. When a perpetrator is arrested, the officer fills out paperwork and then holds them in a incarceration cell , which essentially becomes their New York county booking record. It may also include things like fingerprints, photos , physical details, their name, and address, officer in charge , the details of the crime, the location, and any trucks that were involved. The general public has the ability to get a copy of someone’s New York county booking records without any type of approval .

New York County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in NEW YORK County has decreased by 25% going from 13,017 inmates yearly to 9,757 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in NEW YORK County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 311 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in New York County, NY

NEW YORK County has th highest jail incarceration rate across New York, yet from the total of 9,531 inmates only 9,757 are currently confined, the rest 384 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

New York County Jail Inmate Population, Jail Pretrial Population and Confined Population, for 2010-2015 years

	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Total Inmate Population	12,055	11,919	11,378	10,793	10,848	9,531
Pretrial Population	525	514	489	457	452	384
Confined Population	13,049	12,805	12,286	11,688	11,408	9,757

New York County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In NEW YORK County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 432 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 16 times more than female incarceration rate, of 20 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate increased by 28%, while the female incarceration rate grew by 32%.

New York County Female Population, Rate & Count for 2010-2015 years

	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Population	2,983,445	3,010,735	3,025,408	3,039,425	3,047,285	3,043,018
Rate	29	29	28	27	26	20
Count	877	859	845	809	780	604

New York County Male Population, Rate & Count for 2010-2015 years

	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Population	2,748,934	2,778,761	2,799,576	2,815,840	2,827,965	2,820,391
Rate	432	411	389	367	360	311
Count	11,868	11,424	10,883	10,338	10,169	8,783

Breaking Down New York County Inmates By Race

In NEW YORK County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 37 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 90% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people declined by 27%, going from 525 to 384 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in NEW YORK County is on average at a rate of 277 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents, while the Asian incarceration rate has an average rate of 98 per 100,000 asian people U.S. residents making only 40 from incarceration rate in NEW YORK County.

New York County Incarceration Rates by Race, for 2010-2015 years

	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
White	43	42	45	41	43	37
Black	525	514	489	457	452	384
Latino	274	251	234	226	214	186
Asian	68	61	93	87	118	64

New York County Prisons and Jails

Federal Jails

New York MCC
Address: 150 Park Row, New york, NY 10007
Phone: 646-836-6300 More
Edgecombe Residential Treatment Facility
Address: 611 Edgecombe Avenue, New york, NY 10032
Phone: 212-923-2575 More
Lincoln Correctional Facility
Address: 31-33 West 110th Street, New york, NY 10026
Phone: 212-860-9400 More
New York County Sheriff's Jail
Address: 66 John Street, 13th Floor, New york, NY 10038
Phone: 212-487-9734 More

New York County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments

New York City Police Department
Address: One Police Plaza 14th Flr, New york, NY 10038
Phone: (646)610-5000 More
State Of New York Roosevelt Island Department Of Public Safety
Address: 551 Main Street, Roosevelt island, NY 10044
Phone: (212)832-4545 More
U.s. Department Of Homeland Security Federal Protective Service
Address: 26 Federal Plaza--region 2, New york, NY 10278
Phone: (212)264-4255 More