Salt Lake County, UT Jail and Prison System

SALT LAKE County has 1,996 jails with an average daily population of 547 inmates with a total of 1,996 jail population. When breaking down the SALT LAKE County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 17% with 338 female and 1,499 male inmates.

How Does Salt Lake County Inmate Search Work?

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

Salt Lake County Parole and Probation

Salt Lake 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 Salt Lake county parole records and find out a lot about a parolee . Some things contained in the Salt Lake 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.

Salt Lake County Probation

Along with those parolees that have been released, you might also be able to review Salt Lake 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,Salt Lake 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.

Salt Lake County Booking

Salt Lake 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 Salt Lake 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 Salt Lake county booking records without any type of approval .

Salt Lake County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in SALT LAKE County has increased by 695% going from 251 inmates yearly to 1,996 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in SALT LAKE County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 408 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Salt Lake County, UT

SALT LAKE County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Utah, yet from the total of 1,996 inmates only 1,996 are currently confined, the rest 1,373 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

Salt Lake County Jail Inmate Population, Jail Pretrial Population and Confined Population, for 2010-2015 years

Salt Lake County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In SALT LAKE County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 480 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 4 times more than female incarceration rate, of 93 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate increased by 15%, while the female incarceration rate grew by 44%.

Salt Lake County Female Population, Rate & Count for 2010-2015 years

Salt Lake County Male Population, Rate & Count for 2010-2015 years

Breaking Down Salt Lake County Inmates By Race

In SALT LAKE County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 284 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 79% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people declined by 45%, going from 2,475 to 1,373 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in SALT LAKE County is on average at a rate of 636 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents, while the Asian incarceration rate has an average rate of 1,220 per 100,000 asian people U.S. residents making only 311 from incarceration rate in SALT LAKE County.

Salt Lake County Incarceration Rates by Race, for 2010-2015 years

Salt Lake County Prisons and Jails

Salt Lake County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments