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Overview of Idaho's Correctional System Idaho

The Jail System

There are 40 jail facilities in Idaho's 44 counties with a rated capacity for 3,469 inmates. A jail inspection program with voluntary compliance is operated by the ID Sheriffs' Assoc.

The Prison System

The Dept. of Correction operates 9 institutions and 4 community work centers housing 7,319 inmates in 2007. The agency has 1,350 employees. The Department's FY 2009 budget is $196 million.

The Community Corrections System

The DOC's Div. of Field & Community Services supervises 10,800 (felons) of the 48,663 probationers in the state, and 3,114 parolees through 22 district and satellite offices.
2007 Crime Rate for Idaho
The crime rate in Idaho is about 33% lower than the national average rate. Property crimes account for around 90.4% of the crime rate in Idaho which is 31% lower than the national rate. The remaining 6.4% are violent crimes and are about 49% lower than other states. The following graph shows how Idaho compared to the rest of the states.

State Crime Rates (Per 100,000 People)

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Idaho National Avg.
Crime Rates (2007) 2,486 3,731
Violent Crimes 239 467
Property Crimes 2,247 3,264
2004 Corrections Population
NOTE Actual rate not available.  The National rate has been used as a substitute.

Idaho has 63,231 adults under correctional supervision (prisons, jails, probation, and parole). The supervision rate (number of offenders per 100,000 people) is about 15% higher than the national rate.

State Population Rates (Per 100,000 People)

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Idaho National Avg.
Population Rate (2004) 3,042 2,572
2007 Incarceration Information
Idaho has a rate 7% higher than than the national average of incarcerated adults per 100,000.

Incarceration Rate (Per 100,000)

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Idaho National Avg.
Incarceration Rate (2007) 483 447
2007 Probationers
NOTE: Actual rate not available.  The National rate has been used as a substitute.

Idaho has a rate 58% higher than than the national average number of probationers per 100,000 people.

Probationers (Per 100,000)

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Idaho National Avg.
Probationer Rate (2007) 4,405 1,863
2007 Parolees
Idaho has a rate 12% lower than than the national average number of parolees per 100,000 people.

Parolees (Per 100,000)

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Idaho National Avg.
Parolee Rate (2007) 282 319
2008 Corrections Percentage of Total State Government Expenditures
Taxpayers paid 8% higher than than the national average in 2008.

Percentage Spent on Corrections

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Idaho National Avg.
% Spent on Corrections (2008) 7.3% 6.7%

Data Sources:

  • The PEW Center on the States
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Dept. of Justice
  • Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Dept. of Justice
  • American Jail Assoc.
  • American Correctional Assoc.
  • State Government Websites
  • State-provided information
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